The Unknown Famine

Name: The Unknown Famine
Director: Jonathan Dimbleby
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1973-10-18
Duration: 23 min
Cast: Jonathan Dimbleby, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

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1973-10-18

The Unknown Famine

Jonathan Dimbleby’s landmark 1973 documentary “The Unknown Famine” stands as a pivotal moment in Ethiopian history—a journalistic endeavour that not only exposed a humanitarian crisis but inadvertently helped precipitate the end of Africa’s oldest monarchy. The footage was broadcast by ITV for its flagship affairs series named "This Week".

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