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The Concert for Bangladesh

7.9 1972 1h 43mG
MusicDocumentary

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.

Directed by Saul Swimmer

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CAST

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Eric Clapton
Eric ClaptonSelf
Bob Dylan
Bob DylanSelf
Leon Russell
Leon RussellSelf
Billy Preston
Billy PrestonSelf
George Harrison
George HarrisonSelf
Ravi Shankar
Ravi ShankarSelf
Ringo Starr
Ringo StarrSelf
Klaus Voormann
Klaus VoormannSelf
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