
Prohibition
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.
Last Episode Date: 2011-10-04
Documentary
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Official website: http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition
Casts

Peter Coyote
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Okrent
as Self - Author

Pete Hamill
as Self - Historian

Adam Arkin
as Reader (voice)

Philip Bosco
as Reader (voice)

Patricia Clarkson
as Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)

Kevin Conway
as Reader (voice)

Blythe Danner
as Reader (voice)

Paul Giamatti
as Reader / George Remus (voice)

Tom Hanks
as Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)