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  • Prohibition (2011–2011)
  • TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Prohibition (2011–2011)
TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History

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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Directors
Writer
Geoffrey C. Ward (written by)
Producers
Sarah Botstein (producer) | Karen Kenton (producer) | Lynn Novick (producer) | Ken Burns (producer)
Cinematographer
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Status
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Updated Oct 2, 2011

Release date (First episode)
Oct 2, 2011 (United States)

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Cast

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108 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Wayne Bidwell Wheeler
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
3
Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
3
Pete Hamill
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
3
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
3
Michael Lerner
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
3
Daniel Okrent
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
3
Noah Feldman
Self - Legal Scholar Self - Legal Scholar   See fewer
3
Jack Roche
Self - Resident of Chicago Self - Resident of Chicago   See fewer
3
William Leuchtenburg
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
3
Patricia Clarkson
Self - Reader / Self - Eliza Hackett (voice) Self - Reader / Self - Eliza Hackett (voice)   See fewer
3
John Lithgow
Self - Reader / Self - H.L. Mencken (voice) Self - Reader / Self - H.L. Mencken (voice)   See fewer
3
Campbell Scott
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
3
Sam Waterston
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
3
Al Capone
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Johnny Torrio
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2
Charles Dion O'Bannion
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
2
William Hale Thompson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Morris Sheppard
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Mabel Willebrandt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
2
John Paul Stevens
Self - Resident of Chicago (as Justice John Paul Stevens) Self - Resident of Chicago (as Justice John Paul Stevens)   See fewer
2
Jonathan Eig
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
2
Margot Loines Wilkie
Self - Resident of Massachusetts Self - Resident of Massachusetts   See fewer
2
Martin Marty
Self - Theologian Self - Theologian   See fewer
2
Jack Clarke
Self - Resident of Chicago Self - Resident of Chicago   See fewer
2
Ruth Proskauer Smith
Self - Resident of New York Self - Resident of New York   See fewer
2
Edwin T. Hunt Jr.
Self - Resident of Seattle / Self - Son of Edwin Hunt Self - Resident of Seattle / Self - Son of Edwin Hunt   See fewer
2
Joshua Zeitz
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
2
Philip Bosco
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
2
Kevin Conway
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
2
Tom Hanks
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
2
Josh Lucas
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
2
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)   See fewer
1
Lucky Luciano
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Meyer Lansky
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Woodrow Wilson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Frank Costello
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Calvin Coolidge
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Texas Guinan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Dutch Schultz
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1
Fiorello LaGuardia
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Herbert Hoover
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Arnold Rothstein
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Susan B. Anthony
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
George Moran
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Warren G. Harding
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Alfred E. Smith
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Kenesaw M. Landis
Self (archive footage) (as Kennesaw Mountain Landis) Self (archive footage) (as Kennesaw Mountain Landis)   See fewer
1
William Jennings Bryan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Carrie Nation
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Boies Penrose
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Harold Ross
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
William Gibbs McAdoo Jr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Hymie Weiss
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Mary Hunt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Al Smith
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1
Josephus Daniels
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Hiram Bingham III
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Adolphus Busch
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Lois Long
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Frank Capone
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Louis D. Brandeis
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Neal Dow
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Harry Daugherty
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jess Smith
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Richmond P. Hobson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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Imogene Holmes
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
George Remus
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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Frances Willard
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Izzy Einstein
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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Roy Olmstead
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Franklin Dodge
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Ella Boole
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Eliza Jane Thompson
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Joseph Saltis
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Pauline Sabin
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Howard Hyde Russell
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John Adams
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Lincoln Clark Andrews
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James Cannon Jr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
William McCoy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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Bertha Knight Landes
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John W. Davis
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Myron T. Herrick
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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Andrew Volstead
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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Donald Ward
Self - Resident of Washington, D.C. Self - Resident of Washington, D.C.   See fewer
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Freddie Johnson
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
1
Zeke Alpern
Self - Resident of New York City Self - Resident of New York City   See fewer
1
Dorothea Brown
Self - Resident of Maine Self - Resident of Maine   See fewer
1
Blythe Danner
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
1
Sylvester Mather
Self - Resident of Kentucky Self - Resident of Kentucky   See fewer
1
Jeremy Irons
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
1
Pauline Sabin Smith Willis
Self - Granddaughter of Pauline Sabin Self - Granddaughter of Pauline Sabin   See fewer
1
Studs Terkel
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
1
Roger Angell
Self - Resident of New York Self - Resident of New York   See fewer
1
Amy Madigan
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
1
Carolyn McCormick
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
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Adam Arkin
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
1
John Caldwell
Self - Resident of Kentucky (as Reverend John Caldwell) Self - Resident of Kentucky (as Reverend John Caldwell)   See fewer
1
Frances Sternhagen
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
1
Samuel L. Jackson
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
1
Patricia Olmstead McFarlane
Self - Daughter of Roy Olmstead Self - Daughter of Roy Olmstead   See fewer
1
Oliver Platt
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
1
Paul Giamatti
Self - George Remus (voice) Self - George Remus (voice)   See fewer
1
Joanne Tucker
Self - Reader (voice) Self - Reader (voice)   See fewer
1
Gloria Swanson
Self - Roxy Theatre Opening (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Roxy Theatre Opening (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
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