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.
Released: Mar 23, 1972
Runtime: 103 minutes
Genre: Music, Documentary
Stars: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston
Crew: George Harrison (Producer), Allen Klein (Producer), Fred Hoffman (Camera Operator), Richard E. Brooks (Camera Operator), Saul Swimmer (Director), Dan Perri (Title Designer)