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    The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

    103'

    1980-09-11

    6.4

    Comedy,Documentary,Music

    Overview:

    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."

    WritingJulien TempleDirectingJulien Temple

    Cast

    1

    The Embezzler

    Malcolm McLaren

    1

    The Crook

    Steve Jones

    1

    The Tea-Maker

    Paul Cook

    1

    The Gimmick

    Sid Vicious

    1

    The Collaborator

    John Lydon

    1

    Helen

    Helen Wellington-Lloyd

    1

    The Exile

    Ronald Biggs

    1

    Woman in Cinema

    Liz Fraser

    1

    Jess

    Jess Conrad

    1

    Mary, The Crook's girlfriend

    Mary Millington

    1

    Record Executive

    James Aubrey

    1

    Man

    Julian Holloway

    1

    Nazi

    Johnny Shannon

    1

    Tadpole (kiosk attendant)

    Edward Tudor-Pole

    1

    Secretary

    Faye Hart

    1

    Record Executive

    Alan Jones

    1

    Cinema Usherette

    Irene Handl

    1

    Catwoman (uncredited)

    Judy Croll

    1

    Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)

    Peter Dean

    1

    Record Executive (uncredited)

    Dave Dee

    1

    French singer on the street (uncredited)

    Jerzimy

    1

    Martin Bormann (uncredited)

    James Jeter

    1

    Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (uncredited)

    Pamela Rooke

    1

    Girl on the chorus at the opening track (uncredited)

    Debbie Juvenile

    1

    Ex-Pistol (uncredited)

    Glen Matlock

    1

    McLaren's secretary (uncredited)

    Sophie Richmond

    1

    Nancy (uncredited)

    Nancy Spungen

    1

    Girl with ants on face (uncredited)

    Jean Warren

    1

    Audience member (uncredited)

    Norman Gay

    1

    Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Jordan

    1

    Japanese Girl in Lonely Boy sequence (uncredited)

    Shinobu Kanai

    1

    Punk (uncredited)

    Ralph G. Morse

    1

    Audience member (uncredited)

    Terrance Mustdoo

    1

    The Gimmick's mom (uncredited)

    Jill Searle

    1

    Man with Case of Money (uncredited)

    Egbert Sen

    1

    Cinema Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

    John Snagge

    1

    Girl in the chorus on the opening track (uncredited)

    Debbie Wilson

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Boyd's Company
      2. Kendon Films Ltd.
      3. Matrixbest
      4. Virgin Films
    • Vote Count: 58
    • Popularity: 1.0211
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

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