The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

1h 43min

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."

Production Companies

Boyd's Company

Kendon 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
Ronald Biggs

Ronald Biggs

The Exile
Liz Fraser

Liz Fraser

Woman in Cinema
Mary Millington

Mary Millington

Mary, The Crook's girlfriend
James Aubrey

James Aubrey

Record Executive
Edward Tudor-Pole

Edward Tudor-Pole

Tadpole (kiosk attendant)
Faye Hart

Faye Hart

Secretary
Alan Jones

Alan Jones

Record Executive
Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Cinema Usherette
Judy Croll

Judy Croll

Catwoman (uncredited)
Peter Dean

Peter Dean

Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Dave Dee

Dave Dee

Record Executive (uncredited)
Jerzimy

Jerzimy

French singer on the street (uncredited)
James Jeter

James Jeter

Martin Bormann (uncredited)
Pamela Rooke

Pamela Rooke

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

Debbie Juvenile

Girl on the chorus at the opening track (uncredited)
Glen Matlock

Glen Matlock

Ex-Pistol (uncredited)
Sophie Richmond

Sophie Richmond

McLaren's secretary (uncredited)
Nancy Spungen

Nancy Spungen

Nancy (uncredited)
Jean Warren

Jean Warren

Girl with ants on face (uncredited)
Norman Gay

Norman Gay

Audience member (uncredited)
Jordan

Jordan

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

Shinobu Kanai

Japanese Girl in Lonely Boy sequence (uncredited)
Ralph G. Morse

Ralph G. Morse

Punk (uncredited)
Terrance Mustdoo

Terrance Mustdoo

Audience member (uncredited)
Jill Searle

Jill Searle

The Gimmick's mom (uncredited)
Egbert Sen

Egbert Sen

Man with Case of Money (uncredited)
John Snagge

John Snagge

Cinema Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Debbie Wilson

Debbie Wilson

Girl in the chorus on the opening track (uncredited)

Release date

11th Sep 1980

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English