The Filth and the Fury

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The Filth and the Fury ★★½ 1999 (R)

British punk anarchists The Sex Pistols get their documentary due. Combines new and old footage and interviews of the (surviving) band members (Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose). Director Temple previously covered the group in 1980's “The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle,” which was told from the viewpoint of their former manager, Malcolm McLaren. 105m/ C VHS, DVD . GB John (Johnny Rotten) Lydon, Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Malcolm McLaren, Sid Vicious, Glen Matlock, Nancy Spungen; D: Julien Temple; M: John (Johnny Rotten) Lydon.

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