The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

103 mins | Comedy, Documentary, Music | Sept. 11, 1980

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."

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

103 mins | Comedy, Documentary, Music | Sept. 11, 1980

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
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."
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Boyd's Company, Kendon Films Ltd., Matrixbest, Virgin Films
Original title The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Directors Julien Temple
Writers Julien Temple

Cast

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

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

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)