Concert for George (film)

Concert for George is a 2003 British documentary film directed by David Leland that covers the events of the Concert for George, a tribute concert for George Harrison held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002. A benefit for Harrison's Material World Charitable Foundation, the all-star concert took place on the day of the first anniversary of his death.

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• George harrison concert for george band rehearsals
• Cast
• Awards
• References

Following its release on DVD in November 2003, the film won the Best Long Form Video Grammy in 2005. One disc of the double DVD set is the theatrical version of Leland's film, while the other is the complete concert. The film was re-released on Blu-ray as a special two-disc set on 22 March 2012. At Metacritic, Concert for George received a score of 82 out of 100, based on ten reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Cast

Eric Clapton: Himself / Musical director (concert)

George Harrison: Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gary Brooker: Himself

Joe Brown: Himself

Sam Brown: Herself

Jim Capaldi: Himself

Carol Cleveland: Herself / Best girl

Ray Cooper: Himself / Producer (film)

Andy Fairweather-Low: Himself

Terry Gilliam: Himself / Barber / Mountie

Tom Hanks: Himself / Mountie

Dhani Harrison: Himself

Olivia Harrison: Herself / Producer (film)

Jools Holland: Himself

Eric Idle: Himself / Barber / Mountie

Neil Innes: Himself / Barber

Terry Jones: Himself / Barber / Mountie

Jeff Lynne: Himself / Concert audio producer (concert)

Paul McCartney: Himself

Michael Palin: Himself / Bevis

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Themselves

Billy Preston: Himself

Anoushka Shankar: Herself

Ravi Shankar: Himself

Ringo Starr: Himself

Awards

2005 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video