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Poster for The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

G ★ 7.8/10 103 min Music, Documentary United Kingdom, United States English
Director: Saul Swimmer
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

George Harrison
George Harrison Self
Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr Self
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton Self
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar Self
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan Self
Billy Preston
Billy Preston Self
Leon Russell
Leon Russell Self
Klaus Voormann
Klaus Voormann Self

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