The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
103 min
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."
- Release date
- September 11, 1980
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Malcolm McLaren as The Embezzler
- Steve Jones as The Crook
- Paul Cook as The Tea-Maker
- Sid Vicious as The Gimmick
- John Lydon as The Collaborator
- Ronald Biggs as The Exile
- Liz Fraser as Woman in Cinema
- Jess Conrad as Jess
- Mary Millington as Mary, The Crook's girlfriend
- James Aubrey as B.J
- Julian Holloway as Man
- Johnny Shannon as Nazi
- Edward Tudor-Pole as Tadpole (kiosk attendant)
- Alan Jones as Record Executive
- Irene Handl as Cinema Usherette
- Peter Dean as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
- James Jeter as Martin Bormann (uncredited)
- Jordan as Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (uncredited)
- Glen Matlock as Ex-Pistol (uncredited)
- Nancy Spungen as Nancy (uncredited)
Crew
- Julien Temple · Director
- Julien Temple · Writer
- Adam Barker-Mill · Cinematographer
- Nicholas D. Knowland · Cinematographer
- John Metcalfe · Cinematographer
- Willi Patterson · Cinematographer
- Richard Bedford · Editor
- Crispin Green · Editor
- Mike Maslin · Editor
- Bernie Pokrzywa · Editor