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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

1980 · 103 min · Comedy · Documentary · Music

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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Julien Temple — Director

Top cast

Malcolm McLaren portraitMalcolm McLarenThe EmbezzlerSteve Jones portraitSteve JonesThe CrookPaul Cook portraitPaul CookThe Tea-MakerSid Vicious portraitSid ViciousThe GimmickJohn Lydon portraitJohn LydonThe CollaboratorHHelen Wellington-LloydHelenRonald Biggs portraitRonald BiggsThe ExileLiz Fraser portraitLiz FraserWoman in CinemaJess Conrad portraitJess ConradJessMary Millington portraitMary MillingtonMary, The Crook's girlfriend

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