The Concert for Bangladesh
Documentary | 1972 | G | United States | English
The Concert for Bangladesh
Documentary | 1972 | G | United States | English
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.
DIRECTORS:
Saul Swimmer
COMPANY:
Apple Corps
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CAST OF THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH
CREW OF THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH
Spoken Languages
English
Type of Content
Movie
Scripted
True
Content Age
G
Release Date
March 23, 1972
Hispanic
No Hispanic
Status
Released
Alternative Titles
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Local Production
False
Genres
Documentary, Musical
Keywords
New York City, Concert, Rock, Country, Guitar, Composer, Musician, Drums, Mine, Folk, Celebrity, Singer, Live Event, Singing, Bangladesh, Music, Blues, World, Song, Drugs
Production Companies
20th Century Fox Film Corporation, U.S. Committee for UNICEF, Warner Home Video, Apple, Apple Corps, Rhino Home Video, 20th Century Fox