Poster for The Concert for Bangladesh
Film

The Concert for Bangladesh

Dir. Saul Swimmer·1972·1h 43m

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.

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The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

Saul Swimmer

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1h 43m
Cross-source blend ~79/100

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Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

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7.9/10

23 votes

Rating consensus

79/100 blend

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Warm reception overall — weighted ~79/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Eric Clapton

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Bob Dylan

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Leon Russell

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Billy Preston

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George Harrison

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Ravi Shankar

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Ringo Starr

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Klaus Voormann

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Claudia Lennear

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