Prohibition

Prohibition (2011)

As a battle raged… an era roared

TMDb|7.9
02/10/2011
Documentary
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Overview

The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33). After nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all citizens by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse; but paradoxically it made millions of people rethink their definition of morality.

Details

Status
Ended
Network
PBS
Type
Miniseries
Original Language
EN
Creators
Ken BurnsLynn Novick
Production Countries
US
Spoken Languages
English

Top Cast

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Peter Coyote
Peter CoyoteSelf - Narrator (voice)
Daniel Okrent
Daniel OkrentSelf - Author
Pete Hamill
Pete HamillSelf - Historian
Noah Feldman
Noah FeldmanSelf - Legal Scholar
Adam Arkin
Adam ArkinReader (voice)
Philip Bosco
Philip BoscoReader (voice)
Patricia Clarkson
Patricia ClarksonReader / Carrie Nation (voice)
Kevin Conway
Kevin ConwayReader (voice)
Blythe Danner
Blythe DannerReader (voice)
Paul Giamatti
Paul GiamattiReader / George Remus (voice)

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The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33). After nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all citizens by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse; but paradoxically it made millions of people rethink their definition of morality…

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