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    The Concert for Bangladesh

    103'

    1972-03-23

    7.9

    Music,Documentary

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingSaul Swimmer

    Cast

    1

    Self

    Eric Clapton

    1

    Self

    Bob Dylan

    1

    Self

    Leon Russell

    1

    Self

    Billy Preston

    2

    Self

    George Harrison

    1

    Self

    Ravi Shankar

    2

    Self

    Ringo Starr

    1

    Self

    Klaus Voormann

    1

    Self

    Claudia Lennear

    Images Gallery

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
      2. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Apple Corps
      2. 20th Century Fox
      3. U.S. Committee for UNICEF
    • Vote Count: 27
    • Popularity: 0.8743
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Concert for Bangladesh

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