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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

 1980
 103 minutes (1 hrs 43 mins)
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Directed by

Julien Temple

Starring

Malcolm McLaren · Steve Jones · Paul Cook · Sid Vicious · John Lydon · Ronald Biggs

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Release dates

US release date US release: 6th March 1980
Canada release date Canada release: 11th September 1980
Australia release date Australia release: 12th March 1981

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Total views:
54
First viewed:
8th Jun 2026
Last viewed:
29th Jul 2026
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The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle  Screen Slate Thu, 22nd January 2026

Pistols Were a Gas: ‘The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle’ at 40 (Part One)  Musoscribe Wed, 22nd May 2019

Interview: Julien Temple  The Big Takeover Thu, 6th November 2025

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The Great Rock N(FT) Roll Swindle  Music Business Worldwide Tue, 14th June 2022

‘The Great Rock’n’Roll Swindle’: Is Pistols’ Soundtrack Burglary Or Bounty?  uDiscover Music Mon, 26th February 2018