Released:
1972-03-23

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

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Music, Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Eric Clapton
  as
  Self
• 
  Bob Dylan
  as
  Self
• 
  Leon Russell
  as
  Self
• 
  Billy Preston
  as
  Self
• 
  George Harrison
  as
  Self