---
title: 'The Great Rock ''n'' Roll Swindle (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Julien Temple'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-rock-n-roll-swindle-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080813/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)

1980 · 103 min · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, also known as The Great Rock and Roll Swindle, is a 1980 British mockumentary film directed by Julien Temple and produced by Don Boyd and Jeremy Thomas. It centres on the British punk rock band Sex Pistols and, most prominently, their manager Malcolm McLaren.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Malcolm McLaren](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-mclaren), [Julien Temple](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-temple)
- **Director:** [Julien Temple](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-temple)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sex Pistols](https://cinepixo.com/people/sex-pistols)
- **Producer:** [Jeremy Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-thomas), [Don Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-boyd)

## Cast

- [Paul Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-cook)
- [Steve Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-jones)
- [Sid Vicious](https://cinepixo.com/people/sid-vicious)
- [Ronnie Biggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronnie-biggs)
- [Malcolm McLaren](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-mclaren)
- [Soo Catwoman](https://cinepixo.com/people/soo-catwoman)
- [John Lydon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lydon)

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