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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

65% | Sep 11, 1980 | Comedy, Documentary, Music

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."

Featured Crew

Julien Temple
Author
Don Boyd
Executive Producer

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Malcolm McLaren
The Embezzler
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Steve Jones
The Crook
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Paul Cook
The Tea-Maker
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Sid Vicious
The Gimmick
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John Lydon
The Collaborator

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