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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

ComedyDocumentaryMusic1h 43m

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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."

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Details

DirectorJulien Temple

ReleasedSep 11, 1980

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Boyd's CompanyKendon Films Ltd.Matrixbest

Virgin Films

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

Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad

Jess

Mary Millington

Mary Millington

Mary, The Crook's girlfriend

James Aubrey

James Aubrey

Record Executive

Julian Holloway

Julian Holloway

Man

Stickers

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

3 fresh · 0 rotten

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Bill Gibron

RTDVDTalk.comAug 15, 2005

[The Great Rock N Roll Swindle is] a document of a particular time and place, a rarified work of scrap art that creates as many myths as it debunks.

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Keith Breese

RTFilmcritic.comMay 18, 2005

a delirious hodge-podge that makes The Filth and the Fury, Temple's later "documentary" about the band, look perfectly staid

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Shane Burridge

RTrec.arts.movies.reviewsJun 10, 2003

A document that proves all the cynics right

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Information

Title

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Released

Sep 11, 1980

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 43m

Status

Released

Studios

Boyd's Company, Kendon Films Ltd.

Bad Reputation

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