The Concert for Bangladesh

May 31 1972 G 1h 43m
Documentary, Music

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.

Plot

Ex-Beatle George Harrison organized this spectacular concert on August 1, 1971 at New York's Madison Square Garden to help and aid the people from Bangladesh with all the money raised destined to that cause. Along with Harrison the concert features Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Leon Rusell, Klaus Voormann and an Indian music section by Ravi Shankar and a set by the legendary Bob Dylan.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Saul Swimmer

Cast

George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Apple Corps, 20th Century Fox, U.S. Committee for UNICEF

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,718
Average Rating
8.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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