Prohibition

Documentary2011TV-143 episodes1 seasonMiniseries

Tagline: As a battle raged… an era roared

First aired: 2011-10-02

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Ken BurnsLynn Novick

Casting

  • Tom Hanks
    Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)
  • Samuel L. Jackson
    Reader (voice)
  • John Lithgow
    Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)
  • Jeremy Irons
    Reader (voice)
  • Paul Giamatti
    Reader / George Remus (voice)
  • Oliver Platt
    Reader / Al Capone (voice)
  • Josh Lucas
    Reader (voice)
  • Adam Arkin
    Reader (voice)
  • Blythe Danner
    Reader (voice)
  • Patricia Clarkson
    Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)
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Miniseries

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…

Number of episodes 3