The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)


  • Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 1980-09-11
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 42 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Boyd's Company
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Julien Temple
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Summary

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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  • 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

  • Helen Wellington-Lloyd

    as Helen

  • 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 Record Executive

  • Julian Holloway

    as Man

  • Johnny Shannon

    as Nazi

  • Edward Tudor-Pole

    as Tadpole (kiosk attendant)

  • Faye Hart

    as Secretary

  • Alan Jones

    as Record Executive

  • Irene Handl

    as Cinema Usherette

  • Judy Croll

    as Catwoman (uncredited)

  • Peter Dean

    as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)

  • Dave Dee

    as Record Executive (uncredited)

  • Jerzimy

    as French singer on the street (uncredited)

  • James Jeter

    as Martin Bormann (uncredited)

  • Pamela Rooke

    as Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (uncredited)

  • Debbie Juvenile

    as Girl on the chorus at the opening track (uncredited)

  • Glen Matlock

    as Ex-Pistol (uncredited)

  • Sophie Richmond

    as McLaren's secretary (uncredited)

  • Nancy Spungen

    as Nancy (uncredited)

  • Jean Warren

    as Girl with ants on face (uncredited)

  • Norman Gay

    as Audience member (uncredited)
Writing Julien Temple Author
Production Don Boyd Executive Producer
Production Jeremy Thomas Executive Producer
Directing Julien Temple Director
Camera Adam Barker-Mill Director of Photography
Camera John Metcalfe Director of Photography
Camera Nicholas D. Knowland Director of Photography
Camera Willi Patterson Director of Photography

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