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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Julien Temple released in USA on 11 september 1980 with John Lydon
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 september 1980
Length 1h43
Directed by Julien Temple
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Rating63%
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is a 1980 British mockumentary film directed by Julien Temple and produced by Don Boyd and Jeremy Thomas. It centers in the British punk rock band Sex Pistols and, most prominently, their manager Malcolm McLaren.
Synopsis
Guitarist Steve Jones plays a shady private detective who - through a series of set piece acts - uncovers the truth about the band. Drummer Paul Cook and bass guitarist Sid Vicious play smaller roles, and the band's manager, Malcolm McLaren, is featured as "The Embezzler", the man who manipulates the Sex Pistols. Fugitive train robber Ronnie Biggs, performer Edward Tudor-Pole, sex film star Mary Millington, and actresses Irene Handl and Liz Fraser also make appearances.Actors
John Lydon
(The Collaborator)
Liz Fraser
(Woman in Cinema)
Mary Millington
(Mary, The Crook's girlfriend)
Irene Handl
(Cinema Usherette)
James Aubrey
(Record Executive)
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