Prohibition
(DVD)
Contributors
Burns, Ken, 1953- Director
Ward, Geoffrey C. Screenwriter
Botstein, Sarah, 1972- Screenwriter
Novick, Lynn. Director
Coyote, Peter. Narrator
Ward, Geoffrey C. Screenwriter
Botstein, Sarah, 1972- Screenwriter
Novick, Lynn. Director
Coyote, Peter. Narrator
Published
[Brighton, Mass.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Distribution ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2011.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Descriptive audio.
Documentary television programs.
Documentary television programs.
DVD-Video discs.
Historical television programs.
Liquor laws -- United States -- History.
Prohibition -- United States -- History.
United States -- History -- 1919-1933.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Videos.
Documentary television programs.
Documentary television programs.
DVD-Video discs.
Historical television programs.
Liquor laws -- United States -- History.
Prohibition -- United States -- History.
United States -- History -- 1919-1933.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Videos.
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Published
[Brighton, Mass.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Distribution ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2011.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally broadcast as a television documentary on PBS in 2011.
General Note
Copyright held by Prohibition Film Project.
General Note
Special features include, In the studio with Florentine Films, bonus scenes, interview outtakes.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Stephen McCarthy ; editors, Tricia Reidy, Erik Ewers, Ryan Gifford ; music, Wynton Marsalis.
Participants/Performers
Narrator: Peter Coyote. Voices, Patricia Clarkson, Blythe Danner, Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks, John Lithgow, Oliver Platt, Campbell Scott.
Description
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. Raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital, surround, stereo.
Language
In English or Spanish with optional English and Spanish SDH subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities (DVS).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burns, K., Ward, G. C., Botstein, S., Novick, L., Coyote, P., Clarkson, P., Danner, B., Giamatti, P., Hanks, T., Lithgow, J., & Platt, O. (2011). Prohibition (Widescreen.). PBS Distribution ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ken Burns et al.. 2011. Prohibition. PBS Distribution ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ken Burns et al.. Prohibition PBS Distribution ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burns, Ken, et al. Prohibition Widescreen., PBS Distribution ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2011.
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