The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
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| The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle | |
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| Directed by | Julien Temple |
| Produced by | Don Boyd Jeremy Thomas |
| Written by | Julien Temple |
| Starring | Johnny Rotten Steve Jones Glen Matlock Paul Cook Sid Vicious Malcolm McLaren Mary Millington Irene Handl |
| Music by | Sex Pistols |
| Release date(s) | May, 1980 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) is a fictional "documentary" (a "mockumentary") film directed by Julien Temple and produced by Don Boyd and Jeremy Thomas about the seminal British punk rock band Sex Pistols. It starred guitarist Steve Jones as "The Crook", bassist Sid Vicious as "The Gimmick", drummer Paul Cook as "The Tea-Maker", and the band's manager, Malcolm McLaren, as "The Embezzler". Train robber Ronnie Biggs also made appearances.
Notably, singer Johnny Rotten (who was listed in the credits as "The Collaborator") only appeared in archival footage and as an an animated character due to his refusal to have anything to do with the film. Original bassist Glen Matlock also appears only in archival footage and briefly in an animated segment.
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