The Concert for Bangladesh 1972
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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.
- Released: 1972-03-23
- Runtime: 103 minutes
- Genre: Music, Documentary
- Stars: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan
- Director: George Harrison, Allen Klein, Fred Hoffman, Richard E. Brooks, Saul Swimmer
