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The great rock 'n' roll swindle /

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The bizarre and hilarious fictional documentary charting the rise and fall of punk's most notorious band. The film presents the band's success as an elaborate scam perpetrated by its calculating manager, Malcolm McLaren, to make 'a million pounds.' Features over seventeen classic...

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Corporate Authors: Sex Pistols (Musical group), Boyd's Co, Virgin Films, Matrixbest (Firm), Shout! Factory (Firm), Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Other Authors: Temple, Julien, Thomas, Jeremy, Boyd, Don, 1948 August 11-, McLaren, Malcolm, 1946-2010
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, Calif. : Shout! Factory, [2005]
Subjects:
Sex Pistols (Musical group)
Rock groups.
Punk rock music.
Punk rock music > Performances.
Music > Performance.
Feature films.
Documentary-style films.
Fiction films.
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Summary:The bizarre and hilarious fictional documentary charting the rise and fall of punk's most notorious band. The film presents the band's success as an elaborate scam perpetrated by its calculating manager, Malcolm McLaren, to make 'a million pounds.' Features over seventeen classic performances.
Item Description:DVD release of the 1980 motion picture.
Special features: interview and commentary with director Julien Temple by rock writer Chris Salewicz.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; Region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated (contains nudity and adult language).
Production Credits:Photography, Adam Barker-Mill ... [et al.] ; editors, Richard Bedford ... [et al.] ; animation, Bill Mather ... [et al.] ; music, Sex Pistols.
ISBN:0738931993
9780738931999