A two-part BBC documentary about the man behind The Beatles' meteoric rise to worldwide fame, The Brian Epstein Story details the life and premature death of Brian Epstein, one of the most influential managers to ever enter the rock & roll arena. Combining rare '60s footage and present-day interviews with the likes of Paul McCartney and Marianne Faithfull, the documentary traces Epstein's life from his beginnings as the child of a Lithuanian Jewish retailer to his fateful visit to Liverpool's Cavern Club one night in November 1961, when he became acquainted with four young Merseyside lads. Unlike many profiles of people associated with The Beatles, The Brian Epstein Story doesn't frame its subject in terms of Beatlemania, but instead offers a portrait of Epstein as a man who, despite the trappings of celebrity, remained somewhat of a dignified enigma both during his life and after his death. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi