Country
United States
Date
Sep 11, 1980
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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."
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Liz Fraser | Woman in Cinema |
| Jess Conrad | Jess |
| Mary Millington | Mary, The Crook's girlfriend |
| James Aubrey | Record Executive |
| Julian Holloway | Man |
| Johnny Shannon | Nazi |
| Edward Tudor-Pole | Tadpole (kiosk attendant) |
| Faye Hart | Secretary |
| Alan Jones | Record Executive |
| Irene Handl | Cinema Usherette |
| Judy Croll | Catwoman (uncredited) |
| Peter Dean | Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Dave Dee | Record Executive (uncredited) |
| Jerzimy | French singer on the street (uncredited) |
| James Jeter | Martin Bormann (uncredited) |
| Pamela Rooke | Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (uncredited) |
| Debbie Juvenile | Girl on the chorus at the opening track (uncredited) |
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| Glen Matlock | Ex-Pistol (uncredited) |
| Sophie Richmond | McLaren's secretary (uncredited) |
| Nancy Spungen | Nancy (uncredited) |
| Jean Warren | Girl with ants on face (uncredited) |
| Norman Gay | Audience member (uncredited) |
| Jordan | Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Shinobu Kanai | Japanese Girl in Lonely Boy sequence (uncredited) |
| Ralph G. Morse | Punk (uncredited) |
| Terrance Mustdoo | Audience member (uncredited) |
| Jill Searle | The Gimmick's mom (uncredited) |
| Egbert Sen | Man with Case of Money (uncredited) |
| John Snagge | Cinema Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Debbie Wilson | Girl in the chorus on the opening track (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDocumentaryMusic
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Boyd's Company, Kendon Films Ltd., Matrixbest, Virgin Films |
| Data di uscita | 11 settembre 1980 |
| Exec. Producer | Don Boyd, Jeremy Thomas |
| Writer | Julien Temple |
| Cinematography | Willi Patterson, John Metcalfe, Adam Barker-Mill, Nicholas D. Knowland |
| Asst. Directors | Julien Temple |
| Camera Operators | Willi Patterson, John Metcalfe, Adam Barker-Mill, Nicholas D. Knowland |
| Add. Photography | Willi Patterson, John Metcalfe, Adam Barker-Mill, Nicholas D. Knowland |
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