The Concert for Bangladesh
en
PG-13
7.8
March 1972
Music
Documentary
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.
Runtime:
1 hour 43 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
Saul Swimmer
