The Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh1972
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The Concert for Bangladesh
1h 43m·Music, Documentary
Directed by Saul Swimmer·1972
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7.9/10 avgAverage user ratingA 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.
DirectorSaul SwimmerStudioApple Corps
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Eric ClaptonSelf | Self |
 Bob DylanSelf | Self |
 Leon RussellSelf | Self |
 Billy PrestonSelf | Self |
 George HarrisonSelf | Self |
 Ravi ShankarSelf | Self |
 Ringo StarrSelf | Self |
 Klaus VoormannSelf | Self |
 Claudia LennearSelf | Self |