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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

6.419801h 43mMovieComedyDocumentaryMusic

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."

DirectorJulien Temple
WriterJulien Temple
ProducersDon Boyd·Jeremy Thomas

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Cast · Directed by Julien Temple

MMMalcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren
The Embezzler
SJSteve Jones
Steve Jones
The Crook
PCPaul Cook
Paul Cook
The Tea-Maker
SVSid Vicious
Sid Vicious
The Gimmick
JLJohn Lydon
John Lydon
The Collaborator
HW
Helen Wellington-Lloyd
Helen
RBRonald Biggs
Ronald Biggs
The Exile
LFLiz Fraser
Liz Fraser
Woman in Cinema
JCJess Conrad
Jess Conrad
Jess
MMMary Millington
Mary Millington
Mary, The Crook's girlfriend
JAJames Aubrey
James Aubrey
Record Executive
JHJulian Holloway
Julian Holloway
Man

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