The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)


  • Genre: Music, Documentary
  • Release Date: 1972-03-23
  • User Rating: 7.8/10 from 19 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Apple Corps
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
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Summary

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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Production George Harrison Producer
Production Allen Klein Producer
Directing Saul Swimmer Director
Camera Richard E. Brooks Camera Operator
Art Dan Perri Title Designer
Camera Fred Hoffman Camera Operator