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The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh Poster

Released: 1972-03-23

Runtime: 103 minutes

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.

Genres

  • Music
  • Documentary

Production Companies

  • Apple Corps (GB)
  • 20th Century Fox (US)
  • U.S. Committee for UNICEF ()

Additional Information

Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

Popularity: 0.9227

Vote Average: 7.9 ({{ mov_details.vote_count }} votes)

Status: Released

Homepage: http://www.concertforbangladesh.com/

IMDb: tt0158560