The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

7.9 103 min Movie
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.

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Cast

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

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