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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
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Title: The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Release Date: 11 Sep 1980

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Music

Director: Boyd's Company, Kendon Films Ltd., Matrixbest, Virgin Films

Production Companies: Boyd's Company, Kendon Films Ltd., Matrixbest, Virgin Films

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."

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.36 (43 votes)

Cast

  • The Embezzler: Malcolm McLaren
  • The Crook: Steve Jones
  • The Tea-Maker: Paul Cook
  • The Gimmick: Sid Vicious
  • The Collaborator: John Lydon
  • Helen: Helen Wellington-Lloyd
  • The Exile: Ronald Biggs
  • Woman in Cinema: Liz Fraser
  • Jess: Jess Conrad
  • Mary, The Crook's girlfriend: Mary Millington
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