The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh

1972
1h 43m
7.8

7.8/10

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Music Documentary
Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Apple Corps 20th Century Fox U.S. Committee for UNICEF
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date March 23, 1972
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0158560
Website Visit Site

Cast

Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton

Self

Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan

Self

Leon Russell
Leon Russell

Self

Billy Preston
Billy Preston

Self

George Harrison
George Harrison

Self

Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar

Self

Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr

Self

Klaus Voormann
Klaus Voormann

Self

Claudia Lennear
Claudia Lennear

Self

Key Crew

George Harrison
Producer
Allen Klein
Producer
Saul Swimmer
Director