The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)

6.4 103 min Movie
ComedyDocumentaryMusic

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."

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Cast

Malcolm McLaren Malcolm McLaren The Embezzler
Steve Jones Steve Jones The Crook
Paul Cook Paul Cook The Tea-Maker
Sid Vicious Sid Vicious The Gimmick
John Lydon John Lydon The Collaborator
Helen Wellington-Lloyd Helen Wellington-Lloyd Helen
Ronald Biggs Ronald Biggs The Exile
Liz Fraser Liz Fraser Woman in Cinema
Jess Conrad Jess Conrad Jess
Mary Millington Mary Millington Mary, The Crook's girlfriend
James Aubrey James Aubrey Record Executive
Julian Holloway Julian Holloway Man

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