The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980-09-11
.103 min
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."
Storyline
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."
Released
1980-09-11
Runtime
103 min
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Language
English
Status
Released
Genre
Production
Boyd's Company, Kendon Films Ltd., Matrixbest, Virgin Films
Directors
CASTS
Malcolm McLaren
The Embezzler
Steve Jones
The Crook
Paul Cook
The Tea-Maker
Sid Vicious
The Gimmick
John Lydon
The Collaborator
Helen Wellington-Lloyd
Helen
Ronald Biggs
The Exile
Liz Fraser
Woman in Cinema
Jess Conrad
Jess
Mary Millington
Mary, The Crook's girlfriend
James Aubrey
Record Executive
Julian Holloway
Man
Johnny Shannon
Nazi
Edward Tudor-Pole
Tadpole (kiosk attendant)
Faye Hart
Secretary
Alan Jones
Record Executive
Irene Handl
Cinema Usherette
Judy Croll
Catwoman (uncredited)
Peter Dean
Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Dave Dee
Record Executive (uncredited)
Jerzimy
French singer on the street (uncredited)
James Jeter
Martin Bormann (uncredited)
Pamela Rooke
Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (uncredited)
Debbie Juvenile
Girl on the chorus at the opening track (uncredited)
Glen Matlock
Ex-Pistol (uncredited)
Sophie Richmond
McLaren's secretary (uncredited)
Nancy Spungen
Nancy (uncredited)
Jean Warren
Girl with ants on face (uncredited)
Norman Gay
Audience member (uncredited)
Jordan
Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shinobu Kanai
Japanese Girl in Lonely Boy sequence (uncredited)
Ralph G. Morse
Punk (uncredited)
Terrance Mustdoo
Audience member (uncredited)
Jill Searle
The Gimmick's mom (uncredited)
Egbert Sen
Man with Case of Money (uncredited)
John Snagge
Cinema Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Debbie Wilson
Girl in the chorus on the opening track (uncredited)
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