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Prohibition( 2011)

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As a battle raged… an era roared

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.

  1. Ken Burns

    Creator

  2. Lynn Novick

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Peter Coyote

    Self - Narrator (voice)

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    Daniel Okrent

    Self - Author

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    Pete Hamill

    Self - Historian

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    Noah Feldman

    Self - Legal Scholar

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    Adam Arkin

    Reader (voice)

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    Philip Bosco

    Reader (voice)

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    Patricia Clarkson

    Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)

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    Kevin Conway

    Reader (voice)

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    Blythe Danner

    Reader (voice)

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    Paul Giamatti

    Reader / George Remus (voice)

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    Tom Hanks

    Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)

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    Jeremy Irons

    Reader (voice)

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    Samuel L. Jackson

    Reader (voice)

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    John Lithgow

    Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)

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    Josh Lucas

    Reader (voice)

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    Amy Madigan

    Reader (voice)

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    Carolyn McCormick

    Reader (voice)

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    Oliver Platt

    Reader / Al Capone (voice)

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    Campbell Scott

    Reader / F. Scott Fitzgerald (voice)

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    Frances Sternhagen

    Reader (voice)

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    Joanne Tucker

    Reader (voice)

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    Sam Waterston

    Reader (voice)

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Miniseries

2011 | 3 Episodes

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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Facts

Status

Ended

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Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • new york city
  • chicago, illinois
  • prohibition era
  • bootlegging
  • alcohol abuse
  • usa history
  • usa politics
  • 1920s
  • 19th century
  • 1930s