The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)

09/11/1980 (GB) • 1h 43m

Comedy, Documentary, Music

Overview

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."

Top Billed Cast

Malcolm McLaren

The Embezzler

Steve Jones

The Crook

Paul Cook

The Tea-Maker

Sid Vicious

The Gimmick

John Lydon

The Collaborator

Ronald Biggs

The Exile

Liz Fraser

Woman in Cinema


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

musical

punk rock

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