Prohibition Season 1

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…

Main Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Age : 82 | Popularity : 14%

Daniel Okrent

Self - Author

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Pete Hamill

Self - Historian

Age : 85 | Popularity : 7%

Noah Feldman

Self - Legal Scholar

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Adam Arkin

Reader (voice)

Age : 67 | Popularity : 12%

Philip Bosco

Reader (voice)

Age : 88 | Popularity : 7%

Patricia Clarkson

Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)

Age : 64 | Popularity : 19%

Kevin Conway

Reader (voice)

Age : 77 | Popularity : 11%

Episodes

Episode 1

02 October 2011 - A Nation of Drunkards

The start of the temperance movement in the 19th century under the stewardship of such leaders as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Willard and Carry Nation; and the Anti-Saloon League, which pushed for a constitutional amendment that would ban the sale and manufacture of alcohol.

Episode 2

03 October 2011 - A Nation of Scofflaws

The problems that the Volstead Act and Prohibition caused, including a possible increase in alcoholism due to women frequenting the illicit speakeasies that replaced male-only saloons; adulterated liquor that poisons some drinkers; and civil-rights violations by overzealous federal agents anxious to make arrests. Despite the public's growing opposition to the ban, few politicians dare to speak against it due to the political might of the Anti-Saloon League.

Episode 3

04 October 2011 - A Nation of Hypocrites

The factors that led to the end of Prohibition. The criminalizing of alcohol feeds large profits into the coffers of criminal organizations and turns such gangsters as Al Capone into celebrities. Wealthy Pauline Sabin encourages the repeal of the 18th Amendment; and brings together women from all classes who support her position. The 21st Amendment, which repeals the 18th, is adopted after Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1932 election and by late 1933 people can again legally buy drinks.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Sarah Botstein Karen Kenton Jean Lane Lynn Novick Ken Burns
	Executive Producer	Ken Burns
	Co-Producer	Mike Welt
	Associate Producer	McKay McFadden
Editing	Editor	Erik Ewers Ryan Gifford Tricia Reidy
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Maria Torfeld
Camera	Director of Photography	Buddy Squires
Sound	Original Music Composer	David Cieri Doug Wamble Wynton Marsalis
	Music Arranger	Wynton Marsalis
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Dominick Tavella
	Sound Recordist	Scott Harber Mark Roy Robert Silverthorne John Zecca David Obermeyer
Directing	Assistant Director	Christopher Darling
Lighting	Gaffer	Anthony Savini
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