The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

6.2 / 10

(51 votes)

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."

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Comedy,

Documentary,

Music

Duration:

103 minutes

Year:

1980

Director:

Julien Temple

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Company:

Boyd's Company,

Kendon Films Ltd.,

Matrixbest,

Virgin Films

Cast:
Malcolm McLaren

The Embezzler

Steve Jones

The Crook

Paul Cook

The Tea-Maker

Sid Vicious

The Gimmick

John Lydon

The Collaborator

Crew:
Julien Temple

Author

Don Boyd

Executive Producer

Jeremy Thomas

Executive Producer

Julien Temple

Director

Adam Barker-Mill

Director of Photography