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The Concert for Bangladesh

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 : March 23, 1972

Website : http://www.concertforbangladesh.com/

Budget : $0.00

Revenue : $0.00

Duration : 103 minutes

Rating : 7.80

Credits

George Harrison

George Harrison ( George Harrison )

Self

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr ( Ringo Starr )

Self

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton ( Eric Clapton )

Self

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar ( Ravi Shankar )

Self

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan ( Bob Dylan )

Self

Billy Preston

Billy Preston ( Billy Preston )

Self

Leon Russell

Leon Russell ( Leon Russell )

Self

Klaus Voormann

Klaus Voormann ( Klaus Voormann )

Self

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