The Concert for Bangladesh
1972 • 1h 43m
79%
Overview
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.
Music
Documentary
Release Date
3/23/1972
Status
Released
Original Title
The Concert for Bangladesh
Runtime
1h 43m
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Language
EN
Production Companies
Apple Corps
20th Century Fox
U.S. Committee for UNICEF
