The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
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
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Eric Clapton as Self |
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Bob Dylan as Self |
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Leon Russell as Self |
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Billy Preston as Self |
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George Harrison as Self |
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Ravi Shankar as Self |
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Ringo Starr as Self |
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Klaus Voormann as Self |
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Claudia Lennear as Self |
| Production | George Harrison | Producer |
| Production | Allen Klein | Producer |
| Camera | Fred Hoffman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Richard E. Brooks | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Saul Swimmer | Director |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
