Prohibition. Episode 2, Nation of scofflaws / 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.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Botstein, Sarah, 1972- Producer.

Burns, Ken, 1953- Director, Producer.

Novick, Lynn., Producer, Director.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liquor laws--United States--History.

Liquor laws.

Prohibition--United States--History.

Prohibition.

United States--History--1919-1933.

United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 min.)

Place of Publication:

[Arlington, VA] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2011.

Language Note:

This edition in English.

Summary:

This episode 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.

Participant:

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

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 17, 2014).

OCLC:

884830963

Publisher Number:

ASP2362569/marc