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
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The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became culturally influential in popular music. The band in
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. Guitarist Steve Jones plays a shady private detective who through a series of set piece acts…
Original lineup of the Sex Pistols performing in Amsterdam in January 1977. Left to right: Paul Cook (behind the drums), Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten, and Steve Jones.
The Sex Pistols, early 1976; from left: Rotten, Jones, Matlock and Cook
The Sex Pistols in August 1975, from left: Rotten, Matlock, Jones, and Cook
The Sex Pistols performing at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall on 4 June 1976