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Poster for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)

★ 6.2/10 103 min Comedy, Documentary, Music United Kingdom English
Director: Julien Temple
Streaming: Not available

Description

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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Top Cast

Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren The Embezzler
Steve Jones
Steve Jones The Crook
Paul Cook
Paul Cook The Tea-Maker
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious The Gimmick
John Lydon
John Lydon The Collaborator
Helen Wellington-Lloyd Helen
Ronald Biggs
Ronald Biggs The Exile
Liz Fraser
Liz Fraser Woman in Cinema

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