The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Poster

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

62.45% | September 11, 1980 | 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."

Featured Crew

Julien Temple
Director
Don Boyd
Executive Producer
Julien Temple
Author

Cast

Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren
The Embezzler
Paul Cook
Paul Cook
The Tea-Maker
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious
The Gimmick
John Lydon
John Lydon
The Collaborator

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