Prohibition [videorecording] / a production of Florentine Films and WETA Television ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick and Ken Burns ; directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: PROH600 | PBS Home VideoLanguage: English, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : PBS Home Video, c2011.Edition: WidescreenDescription: 3 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DVD HV 5089 .P964 2011
Contents:
Disc 1: A nation of drunkards , special features -- Disc 2: A nation of scofflaws -- Disc 3: A nation of hypocrites.
Production credits:
  • Cinematography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore and Stephen McCarthy ; edited by Tricia Reidy, Erick Ewers and Ryan Gifford.
Narrated by Peter Coyote with Patricia Clarkson, Blythe Danner, Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks, John Lithgow and Oliver Platt.Summary: This videodisc explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection DVD HV 5089 .P964 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98642445
Book Storms Research Center Main Collection DVD HV 5089 .P964 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98642446
Book Storms Research Center Main Collection DVD HV 5089 .P964 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98642447

DVD; NTSC; Region 1; widescreen (aspect ratio 2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

English or Spanish dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles. Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Narrated by Peter Coyote with Patricia Clarkson, Blythe Danner, Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks, John Lithgow and Oliver Platt.

Cinematography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore and Stephen McCarthy ; edited by Tricia Reidy, Erick Ewers and Ryan Gifford.

Not rated.

Disc 1: A nation of drunkards , special features -- Disc 2: A nation of scofflaws -- Disc 3: A nation of hypocrites.

This videodisc explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight.

Special features: additional scenes ; interviews ; outtakes.

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