The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle

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film mockumentary film soundtrack album

The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle is a 1980 mockumentary film and soundtrack album about the Sex Pistols that presents a satirical, Malcolm McLaren–centric version of the band’s history and exploitation of the music industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
mockumentary film ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ
about Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Virgin Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts exploitation of the music industry ⓘ
history of the Sex Pistols ⓘ
director Julien Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
eraDepicted late 1970s punk scene ⓘ
featuresBand Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ
format feature-length film ⓘ
genre mockumentary ⓘ
musical film ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasCultStatus true ⓘ
includesMusicBy Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesMusicGenre punk rock ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ
narrativePerspective Malcolm McLaren–centric ⓘ
notableTrack My Way (Sid Vicious version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
No One Is Innocent NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrays Malcolm McLaren as mastermind of the Sex Pistols ⓘ
Sex Pistols breakup ⓘ
commercialization of punk ⓘ
producer Malcolm McLaren NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseYear 1980 ⓘ
soundtrackFor The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
stars Johnny Rotten NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malcolm McLaren NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sid Vicious NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steve Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
style collage of staged scenes and archive footage ⓘ
subjectMatter band management ⓘ
music industry ⓘ
title The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle NERFINISHED ⓘ
tone satirical ⓘ
writer Julien Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malcolm McLaren NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols → followedBy → The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle ⓘ