The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

1980, comedy, documentary

103 minutes

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...

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Cast

Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm McLaren

The Embezzler

Steve Jones

Steve Jones

The Crook

Paul Cook

The Tea-Maker

Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious

The Gimmick

John Lydon

John Lydon

The Collaborator

Ronald Biggs

The Exile

Liz Fraser

Liz Fraser

Woman in Cinema

Mary Millington

Mary Millington

Mary, The Crook's girlfriend

James Aubrey

James Aubrey

Record Executive

Edward Tudor-Pole

Edward Tudor-Pole

Tadpole (kiosk attendant)

Faye Hart

Secretary

Alan Jones

Record Executive

Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Cinema Usherette

Judy Croll

Catwoman (uncredited)

Peter Dean

Peter Dean

Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)

Dave Dee

Record Executive (uncredited)

Jerzimy

French singer on the street (uncredited)

James Jeter

James Jeter

Martin Bormann (uncredited)

Jordan

Jordan

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

Debbie Juvenile

Girl on the chorus at the opening track (uncredited)

Glen Matlock

Ex-Pistol (uncredited)

Sophie Richmond

McLaren's secretary (uncredited)

Nancy Spungen

Nancy Spungen

Nancy (uncredited)

Jean Warren

Girl with ants on face (uncredited)

Crew

Crew

Directing

Julien Temple

Julien Temple

Director

Production

Jeremy Thomas

Executive producer

Don Boyd

Executive producer

Writing

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