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The Concert for Bangladesh(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-03-23
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20 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
U.S. Committee for UNICEF
Movie: The Concert for Bangladesh
Top 8 Billed Cast
George Harrison
Self
Ringo Starr
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Eric Clapton
Self
Ravi Shankar
Self
Bob Dylan
Self
Billy Preston
Self
Leon Russell
Self
Klaus Voormann
Self
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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.
Release Date
1972-03-23
Average
7.9
Rating:
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