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The Unknown Famine (1973)
Directed by Jonathan Dimbleby
“A coverage of the 1973 Ethiopian famine by a British journalist”
Documentary · 23m
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".
Cast
Jonathan Dimbleby
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Crew
- Director
- Jonathan Dimbleby
Details
- Release date
- 1973-10-18
- Runtime
- 23m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Amharic, English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC, Thames Colour Productions