The Concert for Bangladesh
1972•G•1h 43m•7.9•Released
MusicDocumentary
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.
Director
Saul Swimmer
Languages
English
Studio
Apple Corps
Cast
Eric Clapton
Self
Bob Dylan
Self
Leon Russell
Self
Billy Preston
Self
George Harrison
Self
Ravi Shankar
Self
Ringo Starr
Self
Klaus Voormann
Self
Claudia Lennear
Self
Production
Company
Apple Corps
Company
20th Century Fox
Company
U.S. Committee for UNICEF
Producer
George Harrison
Producer
Allen Klein
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