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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

1980 • 1h43m Comedy, Documentary, Music

Rating

6.2/10

Popularity

1

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."

Details

Director

Julien Temple

Screenplay

Julien Temple

Cast

Malcolm McLaren

Steve Jones

Paul Cook

Release date

9/11/1980

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

Vote count

52