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The Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh

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MusicDocumentary

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

23 March 1972

Country

United Kingdom

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

Billy Preston

Billy Preston

Self

Leon Russell

Leon Russell

Self

Klaus Voormann

Klaus Voormann

Self

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