Prohibition

Prohibition

2011/10/02 - 2011/10/04 • Ended • 1 Seasons • English

Documentary
7.9

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.

Creator(s) : Ken Burns, Lynn Novick

Casts
Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Okrent

Daniel Okrent

Self - Author

Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill

Self - Historian

Noah Feldman

Self - Legal Scholar

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Reader (voice)

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Reader (voice)

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Reader (voice)

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Reader (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Reader / George Remus (voice)

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Reader (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Reader (voice)

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas

Reader (voice)

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Reader (voice)

Carolyn McCormick

Carolyn McCormick

Reader (voice)

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Reader / Al Capone (voice)

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Reader / F. Scott Fitzgerald (voice)

Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen

Reader (voice)

Joanne Tucker

Joanne Tucker

Reader (voice)

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Reader (voice)

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2011/10/02 • 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). Afte...Read more

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