The Concert for Bangladesh 52 years old

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.

Credits

Bob Dylan as

George Harrison as

Klaus Voormann as

Ringo Starr as

Ravi Shankar as

Eric Clapton as

The Concert for Bangladesh Cast

Name	Character
Bob Dylan He was 30, now 82 years old
George Harrison He was 29, 58 years old when he died
Klaus Voormann He was 33, now 85 years old
Ringo Starr He was 31, now 83 years old
Ravi Shankar He was 51, 92 years old when he died
Eric Clapton He was 26, now 79 years old
Billy Preston He was 25, 59 years old when he died
Leon Russell He was 29, 74 years old when he died

The Concert for Bangladesh Crew

Name	Department
Saul Swimmer as Director. He was 35 (70) years old when He died	Directing

The Concert for Bangladesh (52 years)

Release day: Thursday, March 23, 1972
Runtime: 103 minutes