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The great rock \u0027n\u0027 roll swindle
- Title
- The great rock \u0027n\u0027 roll swindle / Boyds Co. & Virgin Films Limited in association with MatrixBest Ltd. ; executive producers, Jeremy Thomas, Don Boyd ; written and directed by Julien Temple.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Sony BMG Music Entertainment [distributor], [2005]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving image | Use in library | MUSDVD90145 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- The bizarre and hilarious fictional documentary charting the rise and fall of punk\u0027s most notorious band. The film presents the band\u0027s success as an elaborate scam perpetrated by its calculating manager, Malcolm McLaren, to make \u0027a million pounds.\u0027 Features over seventeen classic performances.
- Alternative Title
- Rock and roll swindle
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Documentary-style films.
- Note
- DVD release of the 1980 motion picture.
- Special features: interview and commentary with director Julien Temple by rock writer Chris Salewicz.
- Credits (note)
- Photography, Adam Barker-Mill ... [et al.] ; editors, Richard Bedford ... [et al.] ; animation, Bill Mather ... [et al.] ; music, Sex Pistols.
- Performer (note)
- The Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Sid Vicious, Ronnie Biggs, Paul Cook, Johnny Rotten), Malcolm McLaren, Mary Millington, Liz Frazer, Irene Handl, The Black Arabs.
- Audience (note)
- MPAA rating: Not rated (contains nudity and adult language).
- System Details (note)
- DVD ; Region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
- Contents
- God save the Queen -- Anarchy in the U.K. -- My way.
- ISBN
- 0738931993
- 9780738931999
- LCCN
- 826663001792
- OCLC
- ocm60685766
- 60685766
- SCSB-5497461
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries