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This October, HBO presents Martin Scorsese's George Harrison:  Living in the Material World from Grove Street Pictures.  The film was produced by Scorsese (through his Sikelia Productions banner), Olivia Harrison (through her Grove Street Pictures banner) and Nigel Sinclair (through Exclusive's documentary label, Spitfire Pictures).  Margaret Bodde served as executive producer on the film, which was edited by David Tedeschi, who previously worked with Scorsese, Bodde and Sinclair on No Direction Home:  Bob Dylan, and with Scorsese and Bodde on Public Speaking. Tedeschi also edited Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert film Shine a Light.  The documentary debuts in two parts - on Wednesday, Oct. 5 (9:00-10:35 p.m. ET/PT) and Thursday, Oct. 6 (9:00-11:00 p.m.) - exclusively on HBO.

George Harrison: Living in the Material World focuses the imaginative and inspired eye of one of cinema's most preeminent filmmakers on one of the world's most influential men.  The film takes viewers on the musical and spiritual voyage that was George Harrison's life, much of it told in his own words. The result is deeply moving and touches each viewer in unique and individual ways.

Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese traces Harrison's life from his musical beginnings in Liverpool through his life as a musician, a seeker, a philanthropist and a filmmaker, weaving together interviews with Harrison and his closest friends, performances, home movies and photographs. Much of the material in the film has never been seen or heard before. The result is a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of the most talented artists of his generation and a profoundly intimate and affecting work of cinema.

The film includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr and Jackie Stewart. They speak honestly and frankly about Harrison's many talents and contradictions.