musical,punk rock

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)

Poster for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

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."

Cast & Crew

Director
Julien Temple
  • Profile picture of Malcolm McLaren
    The Embezzler Malcolm McLaren
  • Profile picture of Steve Jones
    The Crook Steve Jones
  • Profile picture of Paul Cook
    The Tea-Maker Paul Cook
  • Profile picture of Sid Vicious
    The Gimmick Sid Vicious
  • Profile picture of John Lydon
    The Collaborator John Lydon
  • Profile picture of Liz Fraser
    Woman in Cinema Liz Fraser
  • Profile picture of Jess Conrad
    Jess Jess Conrad
  • Profile picture of Mary Millington
    Mary, The Crook's girlfriend Mary Millington

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Keywords

  • musical
  • punk rock