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.
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.
- director
- Saul Swimmer
- cast
- George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar
- genres
- runtime
- 1 hr 43 mins
people also liked
Concert for George
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Call Me by Your Name
Life Is Beautiful
Venus in Fur
The Untouchables
Mulholland Drive
Steve Jobs
The Martian
The Italian Job
Beastly
Amélie
The Dark Knight Rises
The Usual Suspects
Léon: The Professional
Batman Forever
Winter's Tale
Interstellar
The Hangover
