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Peter Jackson To Direct Documentary On The Beatles Recording 'Let It Be'

With cooperation from Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, Jackson will mine 55 hours of unreleased footage of the band in-studio.
<em>Lord of the Rings</em> director Peter Jackson has been tapped to direct a Beatles documentary based on unseen footage from the <em>Let It Be </em>sessions.

It seems to be a big week for : Director Peter Jackson is working on a documentary chronicling the recording process of the band's

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