The Concert for Bangladesh

Movie ★ 7.9/10 1972 103 min Released HD · 4K
Music Documentary

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.

Rating
7.9/10
27 votes
Runtime
103 min
Theatrical cut
Released
1972
Released
Language
EN
The Concert for Bangladesh
Director
Saul Swimmer
Studio
Apple Corps, 20th Century Fox, U.S. Committee for UNICEF

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

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