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Prohibition

2011110mDocumentary

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.

Year

2011

Runtime

110m

Language

English

Country

US

Also known as
La ley seca금주법Ken Burns: Prohibition
Crew

Cast
Tom Hanks
Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
Reader (voice)
Jeremy Irons
Reader (voice)
John Lithgow
Reader / H.L. Mencken (voice)
Oliver Platt
Reader / Al Capone (voice)