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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle - Watch Legally and Safely

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Genre: Music
Countries: United Kingdom,
Release Date: March 12, 1981
Year: 1981
Runtime:103 min
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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.” Silly and hard to follow at times, but worth seeing for some excellent Pistols concert footage, some wickedly amusing animated sequences, and Sid Vicious’ eerily prophetic performance of “My Way.”

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Steve Jones     , Malcolm McLaren     , Paul Cook     , Sid Vicious