The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh

7.8
|March 23, 1972|1h 43m|Movie
MusicDocumentary

Storyline

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

Claudia Lennear

Claudia Lennear

Self

Director

Saul Swimmer

Status

Released

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