The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh

Directed by Saul Swimmer

Produced by Apple Corps, 20th Century Fox

1972103 min7.9 / 10

A celebratory documentary of a landmark benefit concert where rock and world music icons united to raise awareness and funds for humanitarian relief.

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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  • Does The Concert for Bangladesh end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is The Concert for Bangladesh scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Concert for Bangladesh easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is The Concert for Bangladesh violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Concert for Bangladesh sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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