The Unknown Famine

The Unknown Famine (1973)

N/A 23 min Movie
Documentary

A coverage of the 1973 Ethiopian famine by a British journalist

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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Jonathan Dimbleby Jonathan Dimbleby Self
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia Self

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