The Concert for Bangladesh

IMDb 7.8 1972 • 103 min • MusicDocumentary

Director

Saul Swimmer

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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