Prohibition (miniseries)

Prohibition is a three -part documentary, which was produced in 2011 by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick in the United States. As narrator effective in the original Peter Coyote.

Content

The documentary describes the impact that had the Prohibition Act in the 1920s on the United States and its society. These effects included the behavior of immigrants, the rise of organized crime, political events, and influence on elections. It draws heavily on the book Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent.

Episodes

  • "A Nation of Drunkards " ( A nation of drunkards ) Increased immigration, the women's rights movement and alcoholism are described as a cause and justification for the adoption of the Prohibition Act.
  • "A Nation of Scofflaws " ( A nation of habitual criminals ) describes the unenforceability of the law and the rejection by the population and the rise of organized crime. In this episode, the rise of Al Capone and the presidential election in 1928 between Herbert Hoover and Alfred E. Smith will be discussed.
  • "A Nation of Hypocrites " ( A nation of hypocrites ) shows how the Great Depression after 1929, the attention leading from the prohibition and eventual failure and end of the law leads.

Reviews

The film was well received by the critics:

  • "You can hear the story speak directly to you, to the America of 2011 by Prohibition, a monopolizing five and a half hour long documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ... Especially today is America's disastrous experiment to ban alcohol made ​​for Santayas quote" Who the story does not know, is doomed to repeat it " to confirm. "
  • " Prohibition has a very fine analysis of a noble experiment. "
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