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The Unknown Famine
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The Unknown Famine

Oct 18, 1973
0h 23m
★ 0.0

A coverage of the 1973 Ethiopian famine by a British journalist

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".

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC
Thames Colour Productions

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Cast

Jonathan Dimbleby

Self

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Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

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Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia