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Prohibition is a 2011 American television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick with narration by Peter Coyote. The series originally aired on PBS between October 2, 2011 and October 4, 2011.[1] It was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. It draws heavily from the 2010 book Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent.[2]
Prohibition | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | Geoffrey C. Ward |
Directed by | Ken Burns Lynn Novick |
Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
Composer | Wynton Marsalis |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Producers | Sarah Botstein Lynn Novick Ken Burns |
Cinematography | Buddy Squires with: Allen Moore Stephen McCarthy |
Editors | Tricia Reidy Erik Ewers Ryan Gifford |
Running time | 5 1/2 hours |
Production companies | Florentine Films WETA Prohibition Film Project National Endowment for the Humanities |
Original release | |
Release | October 2 – October 4, 2011 |
Prohibition describes how the consumption and effect of alcoholic beverages in the United States were connected to many different cultural forces including immigration, women's suffrage, and the income tax. Eventually the Temperance movement led to the passing of Prohibition, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Widespread defiance of the law, uneven and unpopular enforcement, and violent crime associated with the illegal trade in alcohol caused increasing dissatisfaction with the amendment, eventually leading to its repeal 13 years later.
No. | Title [3] | Original air date | |
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1 | "A Nation of Drunkards" | October 2, 2011 | |
The episode describes how immigration, alcoholism, women's suffrage and the temperance movements led up to the passing of the 18th Amendment, Prohibition. Runtime: 96 minutes | |||
2 | "A Nation of Scofflaws" | October 3, 2011 | |
This episode addresses how the enforcement of Prohibition was inconsistent and caused unintended consequences, including making criminals of a large portion of the population. Runtime: 112 minutes | |||
3 | "A Nation of Hypocrites" | October 4, 2011 | |
This episode follows the gradual swing towards repeal of Prohibition as the Great Depression focuses attention on other priorities. Runtime: 106 minutes |
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