The Unknown Famine
1973, English. Directed by Jonathan Dimbleby.
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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- 0h 23m
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- 18 October 1973
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Who directed The Unknown Famine?
The Unknown Famine (1973) was directed by Jonathan Dimbleby and stars Jonathan Dimbleby, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.