The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

Released: 1972-03-23 Duration: 1hr 43min
Genres: Music Documentary
Rating 7.8

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.

Production Companies

Apple Corps
Apple Corps
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
U.S. Committee for UNICEF

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 2.502

Directed By

Saul Swimmer

Crew

Producer
George Harrison
Producer
Allen Klein
Camera Operator
Fred Hoffman
Camera Operator
Richard E. Brooks
Director
Saul Swimmer
Title Designer
Dan Perri

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