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.

First Air Date: 2011-10-02

Rating: 7.9/10

Cast

Peter Coyote

Daniel Okrent

Pete Hamill

Noah Feldman

Adam Arkin

Philip Bosco

Patricia Clarkson

Kevin Conway

Blythe Danner

Paul Giamatti