The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

6.5

Sep 11 1980

2h 43m

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."

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