The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)

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."

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Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren
as The Embezzler
Steve Jones
Steve Jones
as The Crook
Paul Cook
Paul Cook
as The Tea-Maker
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious
as The Gimmick
John Lydon
John Lydon
as The Collaborator
Helen Wellington-Lloyd
Helen Wellington-Lloyd
as Helen
Ronald Biggs
Ronald Biggs
as The Exile
Liz Fraser
Liz Fraser
as Woman in Cinema
Jess Conrad
Jess Conrad
as Jess
Mary Millington
Mary Millington
as Mary, The Crook's girlfriend
James Aubrey
James Aubrey
as Record Executive
Julian Holloway
Julian Holloway
as Man
Johnny Shannon
Johnny Shannon
as Nazi
Edward Tudor-Pole
Edward Tudor-Pole
as Tadpole (kiosk attendant)
Faye Hart
Faye Hart
as Secretary
Alan Jones
Alan Jones
as Record Executive
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
as Cinema Usherette
Judy Croll
Judy Croll
as Catwoman (uncredited)
Peter Dean
Peter Dean
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Dave Dee
Dave Dee
as Record Executive (uncredited)
Jerzimy
Jerzimy
as French singer on the street (uncredited)
James Jeter
James Jeter
as Martin Bormann (uncredited)
Pamela Rooke
Pamela Rooke
as Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (uncredited)
Debbie Juvenile
Debbie Juvenile
as Girl on the chorus at the opening track (uncredited)
Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock
as Ex-Pistol (uncredited)
Sophie Richmond
Sophie Richmond
as McLaren's secretary (uncredited)
Nancy Spungen
Nancy Spungen
as Nancy (uncredited)
Jean Warren
Jean Warren
as Girl with ants on face (uncredited)
Norman Gay
Norman Gay
as Audience member (uncredited)
Jordan
Jordan
as Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shinobu Kanai
Shinobu Kanai
as Japanese Girl in Lonely Boy sequence (uncredited)
Ralph G. Morse
Ralph G. Morse
as Punk (uncredited)
Terrance Mustdoo
Terrance Mustdoo
as Audience member (uncredited)
Jill Searle
Jill Searle
as The Gimmick's mom (uncredited)
Egbert Sen
Egbert Sen
as Man with Case of Money (uncredited)
John Snagge
John Snagge
as Cinema Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Debbie Wilson
Debbie Wilson
as Girl in the chorus on the opening track (uncredited)
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