---
title: 'The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Saul Swimmer'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-concert-for-bangladesh-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158560/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

1972 · 95 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

The Concert for Bangladesh is a film directed by Saul Swimmer and released in 1972. The film documents the two benefit concerts that were organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar to raise funds for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War, and were held on Sunday, 1 August 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. As well as notable performances from Harrison and Shankar, the film includes "main performer" contributions from Harrison's fellow ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Leon Russell, and a surprise walk-on from Bob Dylan. Other contributing musicians include Ali Akbar Khan, Eric Clapton, the band Badfinger, Klaus Voormann, Jesse Ed Davis, Jim Horn and Jim Keltner.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [George Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-harrison), [Allen Klein](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-klein)
- **Director:** [Saul Swimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/saul-swimmer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Phil Spector](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-spector)

## Cast

- [Leon Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-russell)
- [Ringo Starr](https://cinepixo.com/people/ringo-starr)
- [Klaus Voormann](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-voormann)
- [Billy Preston](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-preston)
- [Ravi Shankar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ravi-shankar)
- [Eric Clapton](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-clapton)
- [Bob Dylan](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-dylan)
- [George Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-harrison)

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