

George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011-11-12 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.5
He was part of the most famous rock-'n'-roll quartet in history. But George Harrison was much more than just a member of The Beatles.
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- Grove Street Pictures, Spitfire Pictures, Sikelia Productions, HBO Documentary Films
- Countries
- United States of America
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George HarrisonSelf (archive footage)
Paul McCartneySelf
Klaus VoormannSelf
Ringo StarrSelf
John LennonSelf (archive footage)
Astrid KirchherrSelf
Pattie BoydSelf
Dhani HarrisonSelf
George MartinSelf
Eric ClaptonSelf
Yoko OnoSelf
Brian EpsteinSelf (archive footage)
Ravi ShankarSelf (archive footage)
Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)
Maharishi Mahesh YogiSelf (archive footage)
Mike LoveSelf (archive footage)
Cynthia LennonSelf (archive footage)
Ken ScottSelf
Jane BirkinSelf
David HemmingsSelf (archive footage from "Blow-Up")Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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