Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Saul SwimmerDirector
Cast
- Eric ClaptonSelf
- Bob DylanSelf
- Leon RussellSelf
- Billy PrestonSelf
- George HarrisonSelf
- Ravi ShankarSelf
- Ringo StarrSelf
- Klaus VoormannSelf
- Claudia LennearSelf
Stills
Themes
new york cityconcertrock 'n' rollcountry musicguitarcomposermusiciandrumsplagiarismminingfolk musiccelebrity