The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Mar 12 1981 TV-MA 1h 43m
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."

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." Silly and hard to follow at times, but worth seeing for some excellent Pistols concert footage, some wickedly amusing animated sequences, and Sid Vicious' eerily prophetic performance of "My Way."

Written by

Julien Temple

Directed by

Julien Temple

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Virgin Films, Matrixbest, Kendon Films Ltd., Boyd's Company

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
2,538
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA