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Prohibition (2011)

7.91h 50mDocumentary

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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A high-signal pick with 56 votes.

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Director: Ken Burns

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Peter Coyote as Self - Narrator (voice)

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Okrent as Self - Author

Daniel Okrent

Self - Author

Pete Hamill as Self - Historian

Pete Hamill

Self - Historian

Noah Feldman as Self - Legal Scholar

Noah Feldman

Self - Legal Scholar

Adam Arkin as Reader (voice)

Adam Arkin

Reader (voice)

Philip Bosco as Reader (voice)

Philip Bosco

Reader (voice)

Patricia Clarkson as Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)

Patricia Clarkson

Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)

Kevin Conway as Reader (voice)

Kevin Conway

Reader (voice)

Blythe Danner as Reader (voice)

Blythe Danner

Reader (voice)

Paul Giamatti as Reader / George Remus (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Reader / George Remus (voice)

Tom Hanks as Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)

Tom Hanks

Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)

Jeremy Irons as Reader (voice)

Jeremy Irons

Reader (voice)

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