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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.
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle: Directed by Julien Temple. With Malcolm McLaren, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Sid Vicious. Filmmaker Julien Temple chronicles the Sex Pistols' tumultuous rise to fame, as told by their manager, Malcolm McLaren.
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- Comedy, Fantasy, Music
- Julien Temple
- 1980-12
Apr 8, 2011 · Malcolm McLaren – performer, manager, self-promoter – was one of the driving forces behind the popularization of the British punk scene. On the anniversary of his death, we explore the ways he...
Overview. 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."
Mar 15, 2021 · The Great Rock 'n' 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.
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Synopsis. 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.”. Cast.
Jan 1, 1980 · A bubbling brew of devices and styles somehow mesh under firsttime helmer Julien Temple’s wizardly direction to amplify McLaren’s thesis on how to create a rock sensation in 10 easy lessons.
