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The Concert for Bangladesh

Movie 1972 TMDB 7.9/10 Released
  • Music
  • Documentary
  • 1972

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.

The Concert for Bangladesh is a movie first shown in 1972. Runtime is 103 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Music, Documentary. TMDB score 7.9/10 from 27 votes.

103mRuntime
27TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Japanese title
Banguradeshu no konsâto
Original title
The Concert for Bangladesh
Release year
1972
Release date
March 23, 1972
Status
Released
Runtime
103 minutes
Genres
Music, Documentary
Production companies
Apple Corps, 20th Century Fox, U.S. Committee for UNICEF
Director
Saul Swimmer
TMDB rating
7.9/10 (27 votes)
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Official website
www.concertforbangladesh.com

Cast

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

Self

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Self

Leon Russell

Leon Russell

Self

Billy Preston

Billy Preston

Self

George Harrison

George Harrison

Self

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

Self

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self

Klaus Voormann

Klaus Voormann

Self

Claudia Lennear

Claudia Lennear

Self

Characters

  • Self voiced by Eric Clapton
  • Self voiced by Bob Dylan
  • Self voiced by Leon Russell
  • Self voiced by Billy Preston
  • Self voiced by George Harrison
  • Self voiced by Ravi Shankar
  • Self voiced by Ringo Starr
  • Self voiced by Klaus Voormann
  • Self voiced by Claudia Lennear

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