The Unknown Famine

Name: The Unknown Famine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1973-10-18
Duration: 23 min

23m·Documentary

Directed by Jonathan Dimbleby·1973

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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".

DirectorJonathan DimblebyStudioBBC

Actor	Role
Jonathan DimblebySelf	Self
Emperor Haile Selassie I of EthiopiaSelf	Self

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