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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 about the seminal British punk rock band Sex Pistols. It starred the band: singer Johnny Rotten as "The Collaborator", guitarist Steve Jones as "The Crook", bassist Sid Vicious as "The Gimmick", drummer Paul Cook as "The Tea-Maker", and the band's infamous manager, Malcolm McLaren, as "The Embezzler". It also features original bassist Glen Matlock, who appears briefly in some live scenes.