The Unknown Famine

Name: The Unknown Famine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1973-10-18
Duration: 23 min
Cast: Jonathan Dimbleby, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

A coverage of the 1973 Ethiopian famine by a British journalist

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Documentary

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".