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The Unknown Famine

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The Unknown Famine

A coverage of the 1973 Ethiopian famine by a British journalist

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1973

“A coverage of the 1973 Ethiopian famine by a British journalist”

Synopsis

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".

Director

Jonathan Dimbleby

Documentary

ethiopiafaminehumanitarian crisisanti-famine efforts in ethiopiaethiopian historyhaile selassie

Cast & Crew

Jonathan Dimbleby

Jonathan Dimbleby

as Self

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

as Self

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