Prohibition (2011)★ 8.2/10
- Crime
- Documentary
- History
Directed by: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward
The story of the American activist struggle against the influence of alcohol, climaxing in the failed early 20th century nationwide era when it was banned.
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Peter CoyoteSelf - Narrator
Pete HamillSelf - Writer
Catherine Gilbert MurdockSelf - HistorianMichael LernerSelf - Historian
Daniel OkrentSelf - Writer
Noah FeldmanSelf - Legal ScholarJack RocheSelf - Resident of Chicago
William LeuchtenburgSelf - Historian
Patricia ClarksonReader
John LithgowReader
Campbell ScottReader
Sam WaterstonReader
John Paul StevensSelf - Resident of Chicago
Jonathan EigSelf - WriterMargot Loines WilkieSelf - Resident of MassachusettsMartin MartySelf - TheologianJack ClarkeSelf - Resident of ChicagoRuth Proskauer SmithSelf - Resident of New YorkEdwin T. Hunt Jr.Self - Resident of SeattleJoshua ZeitzSelf - Historian
Philip BoscoReader
Kevin ConwayReader
Tom HanksReader
Josh LucasReaderDonald WardSelf - Resident of Washington, D.C.Freddie JohnsonSelf - HistorianZeke AlpernSelf - Resident of New York CityDorothea BrownSelf - Resident of Maine
Blythe DannerReaderSylvester MatherSelf - Resident of Kentucky
Jeremy IronsReaderPauline Sabin Smith WillisSelf - Granddaughter of Pauline Sabin
Studs TerkelSelf - WriterRoger AngellSelf - Resident of New York
Amy MadiganReader
Adam ArkinReader
Carolyn McCormickReaderJohn CaldwellSelf - Resident of Kentucky
Frances SternhagenReader
Samuel L. JacksonReaderPatricia Olmstead McFarlaneSelf - Daughter of Roy Olmstead
Oliver PlattReader
Paul GiamattiGeorge Remus
Joanne TuckerReader