The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh

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1972-03-23

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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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.

Released

1972-03-23

Runtime

103

Director

Saul Swimmer

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Music

Documentary

Language

English

Production

Apple Corps

20th Century Fox

U.S. Committee for UNICEF

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    George Harrison

    George Harrison
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    Ringo Starr

    Ringo Starr
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    Eric Clapton

    Eric Clapton
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    Ravi Shankar

    Ravi Shankar
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    Bob Dylan

    Bob Dylan
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    Billy Preston

    Billy Preston
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    Leon Russell

    Leon Russell
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    Klaus Voormann

    Klaus Voormann