Directed by:
Julien TempleScreenplay:
Julien TempleCast:
Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, John Lydon (a.f.), Glen Matlock, Malcolm McLaren, Helen Wellington-Lloyd, Ronald Biggs, Edward Felix Pole Tudor (more)Plots(1)
The Sex Pistols star in director Julien Temple's bizarre and hilarious fictional documentary that charts the rise and fall of punk's most notorious band through the eyes of its calculating manager, Malcolm McLaren. Mixing animation and midgets with footage of some of The Pistols' most electrifying live performances, the 1980 film presents the band's success as an elaborate scam perpetrated by McLaren to make "a million pounds" at the expense of record companies, outraged moralists, the British Royal Family and even the fans and band members themselves. (official distributor synopsis)
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Sid Vicious
UK
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Steve Jones
UK
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
The Dog Problem (2006)
Paul Cook
UK
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John Lydon (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) - a.f.
24 Hour Party People (2002)
Sons of Norway (2011)
Glen Matlock
UK
Best movies:
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Malcolm McLaren
UK
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Helen Wellington-Lloyd
South Africa
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Jubilee (1977)
The Tempest (1979)
Ronald Biggs
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Edward Felix Pole Tudor
UK
Best movies:
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
James Aubrey
Austria
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Cry Freedom (1987)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Johnny Shannon
UK
Best movies:
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Flame (1975)
Sweeney! (1977)
Liz Fraser
UK
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The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV movie)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Pamela Rooke
UK
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Jubilee (1977)
Sebastiane (1976)
Debbie Juvenile
UK
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Irene Handl
UK
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Brief Encounter (1945)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Stage Fright (1950)
Nancy Spungen
USA
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Myra Hindley (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) - a.f.
Longford (2006) (TV movie) - a.f.
Julian Holloway
UK
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Jess Conrad
UK
Best movies:
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Follow a Star (1959)
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
James Jeter
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
A Perfect World (1993)
The Chase (1966)