The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh by Saul Swimmer

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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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Cast

George Harrison

George Harrison as Self

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr as Self

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton as Self

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar as Self

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan as Self

Billy Preston

Billy Preston as Self

Leon Russell

Leon Russell as Self

Klaus Voormann

Klaus Voormann as Self

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