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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

1980 · Julien Temple · 103 min

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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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6.4/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database58 votesTMDB
Malcolm McLarenThe EmbezzlerSteve JonesThe CrookPaul CookThe Tea-MakerSid ViciousThe GimmickJohn LydonThe CollaboratorHHelen Wellington-LloydHelenRonald BiggsThe ExileLiz FraserWoman in CinemaJess ConradJessMary MillingtonMary, The Crook's girlfriendJames AubreyRecord ExecutiveJulian HollowayManJohnny ShannonNaziEdward Tudor-PoleTadpole (kiosk attendant)FFaye HartSecretary

Cast

Malcolm McLarenThe EmbezzlerSteve JonesThe CrookPaul CookThe Tea-MakerSid ViciousThe GimmickJohn LydonThe CollaboratorHHelen Wellington-LloydHelenRonald BiggsThe ExileLiz FraserWoman in CinemaJess ConradJessMary MillingtonMary, The Crook's girlfriendJames AubreyRecord ExecutiveJulian HollowayManJohnny ShannonNaziEdward Tudor-PoleTadpole (kiosk attendant)FFaye HartSecretary

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