The Unknown Famine
The Unknown Famine

The Unknown Famine

October 18, 1973 | 23 min

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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Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Jonathan Dimbleby

Naomi Scott

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

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