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Prohibition

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2011
  • 1h
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Prohibition (2011)
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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.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.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 Coyote
    • Pete Hamill
    • Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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    • Stars
      • Peter Coyote
      • Pete Hamill
      • Catherine Gilbert Murdock
    • 25User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    • Self - Narrator
    Pete Hamill
    Pete Hamill
    • Self - Writer
    Catherine Gilbert Murdock
    • Self - Historian
    Michael Lerner
    • Self - Historian
    Daniel Okrent
    Daniel Okrent
    • Self - Writer
    Noah Feldman
    • Self - Legal Scholar
    Jack Roche
    • Self - Resident of Chicago
    William Leuchtenburg
    • Self - Historian
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
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    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
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    Campbell Scott
    Campbell Scott
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    Sam Waterston
    Sam Waterston
    • Reader
    John Paul Stevens
    John Paul Stevens
    • Self - Resident of Chicago
    Jonathan Eig
    Jonathan Eig
    • Self - Writer
    Margot Loines Wilkie
    • Self - Resident of Massachusetts
    Martin Marty
    • Self - Theologian
    Ruth Proskauer Smith
    • Self - Resident of New York
    Jack Clarke
    • Self - Resident of Chicago
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      Although the documentary gives the etymology of the term 'bootlegging' (people selling illegal liquor from flasks that they kept in their boot legs), the origin of the term 'speakeasy' is not further explained. According to the Etymology Dictionary, these illegal liquor saloons were called 'speakeasies' "because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors".
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      Featured in CBS 11 News: Episode dated 17 August 2011 (2011)

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    9/10

    A very thorough look at prohibition from all sides

    This huge three-part series covers a lot of ground on not only the failed prohibition laws in the US but also of America's turbulent love affair with alcohol.
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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Förbudstiden i USA
    • Production companies
      • Florentine Films
      • Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
      • WETA
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      1 hour
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      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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