George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)

Inter-cut with archive material, friends, family and associates of the musician tell the story of his life and how spirituality became such a major part of it.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Stars:

George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Harrison	...	Himself
Paul McCartney	...	Himself
John Lennon	...	Himself
Ringo Starr	...	Himself
Louise Harrison	...	Herself
Harold Harrison	...	Himself
Harry Harrison	...	Himself
Peter Harrison	...	Himself
Olivia Harrison	...	Herself
Dhani Harrison	...	Himself
Eric Clapton	...	Himself
Pattie Boyd	...	Herself
Pete Best	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cynthia Lennon	...	Herself (archive footage) (as Cynthia Powell)
Julian Lennon	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

George Harrison first became known to the world as "The Quiet Beatle" of the Fab Four, but there was far more to his life than simply being a part of The Beatles. This film explores the life and career of this seminal musician, philanthropist, film producer and amateur race car driver who grew to make his own mark on the world. Through his music, archival footage and the memories of friends and family, Harrison's deep spirituality and humanity are explored in his singular life as he took on artistic challenges and important causes as only he could.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | musician | spirituality | girl with glasses | fame | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

George Harrison

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grove Street Pictures, Spitfire Pictures, Sikelia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

208 min

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Olivia Harrison chose Martin Scorsese to direct this documentary about George after she had seen his 2005 Bob Dylan documentary, American Masters: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan.

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Connections

Features The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

User Reviews

Great Tribute To Dear One

I was waiting for this movie so long. Now, I have watched this. I must admit - I was crying at the end of this great, deeply sympathetic, endearing, sincere, sweet eulogy to a great Master, George Harrison, who is not with us for 10 years now. When George died in 2001, I was in real shock. As if my father dies, or my best friend. Maybe, only Harrison produced such a tremendous effect on me as when he was no more, I cried a week. I was asking that year, Can anyone make a movie about him? Martin did. I loved every second of this great narration and was deeply touched by sincere confessions of Ringo, Paul, Eric, Tom, many others. When they cried, I wanted to weep too. George was really somebody special, different, enigmatic and profoundly great. Martin Scorcese made a real labor of love here, and all the rare footage and extremely great commentaries from Ravi, Idles, Gilliam or Patti and Olivia made this big movie a classic right now. Great work, A grade.