The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

The read

Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do.

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Julien TempleDirector
• Julien TempleWriter

Cast

• Malcolm McLarenThe Embezzler
• Steve JonesThe Crook
• Paul CookThe Tea-Maker
• Sid ViciousThe Gimmick
• John LydonThe Collaborator
• Helen Wellington-LloydHelen
• Ronald BiggsThe Exile
• Liz FraserWoman in Cinema
• Jess ConradJess
• Mary MillingtonMary, The Crook's girlfriend
• James AubreyRecord Executive
• Julian HollowayMan

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