7.9The Concert for Bangladesh · 1972
The Concert for Bangladesh (1972) is a Music / Documentary film directed by Saul Swimmer, starring Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell.
MusicDocumentary
7.9Overview
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.
Cast
Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann
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What is "The Concert for Bangladesh" about?
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.
When was "The Concert for Bangladesh" released?
The Concert for Bangladesh was released in 1972.
Who stars in "The Concert for Bangladesh"?
The cast includes Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Billy Preston.
