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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1972-03-23
- video_camera_front Companies Apple Corps, 20th Century Fox, U.S. Committee for UNICEF
- timer Runtime: 103 Mins
- star Rating: 7.8 / 10
- favorite Likes: 19 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0158560
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George Harrison
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Ringo Starr
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Eric Clapton
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Ravi Shankar
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Bob Dylan
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Billy Preston
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Leon Russell
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Klaus Voormann
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groups Crew
George Harrison
Producer
Allen Klein
Producer
Fred Hoffman
Camera Operator
Richard E. Brooks
Camera Operator
Saul Swimmer
Director
Dan Perri
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