Movie
The Concert for Bangladesh
7.8/10
1972
1h 43m
en
Music
Documentary
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.
Director
Saul Swimmer
Movie Information
Release Date
March 23, 1972
Runtime
1h 43m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
22
Production
U.S. Committee for UNICEF
