The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
Synopsis
A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for Bangladesh was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The shows were held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on Sunday, 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to raise international awareness of, and fund relief for refugees from East Pakistan, following the Bangladesh Liberation War-related genocide.
Release Date: 1972-03-23
Runtime: 103 minutes
Director: Saul Swimmer
Top Cast
- Eric Clapton as Self
- Bob Dylan as Self
- Leon Russell as Self
- Billy Preston as Self
- George Harrison as Self
- Ravi Shankar as Self
- Ringo Starr as Self
- Klaus Voormann as Self
- Claudia Lennear as Self
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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