The Unknown Famine
The Unknown Famine

The Unknown Famine

23 min

1973

GB

NR

Documentary

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Overview

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".

Movie cast

Jonathan Dimbleby

Jonathan Dimbleby

Self

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Self

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