Prohibition Ken Burns: Prohibition Burns, Ken 1953- film director, film producer. Novick, Lynn film director, film producer. Botstein, Sarah 1972- film producer. Ward, Geoffrey C. screenwriter. Coyote, Peter narrator. Squires, Buddy cinematographer. Reidy, Tricia editor of moving image work. Ewers, Erik editor of moving image work. Gifford, Ryan editor of moving image work. Florentine Films production company. Kanopy (Firm) film distributor. moving image videorecording Documentary films. History. Documentary television programs. Feature films. Nonfiction television programs. Television mini-series. Educational television programs. vau 2015 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (3 video files (approximately 330 min.)) : sound, color, black and white Prohibition is a three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the entire era it encompassed. The culmination of nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve, even to ennoble, the lives of all Americans, to protect individuals, families, and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. Prohibition turned law-abiding citizens into criminals, made a mockery of the justice system, caused illicit drinking to seem glamorous and fun... But the enshrining of a faith-driven moral code in the Constitution paradoxically caused millions of Americans to rethink their definition of morality. Thugs became celebrities, responsible authority was rendered impotent. Social mores in place for a century were obliterated. Especially among the young, and most especially among young women, liquor consumption rocketed, propelling the rest of the culture with it: skirts shortened. Music heated up. America's Sweetheart morphed into The Vamp. Prohibition turned law-abiding citizens into criminals, made a mockery of the justice system, caused illicit drinking to seem glamorous and fun, encouraged neighborhood gangs to become national crime syndicates, permitted government officials to bend and sometimes even break the law, and fostered cynicism and hypocrisy that corroded the social contract all across the country. With Prohibition in place, but ineffectively enforced, one observer noted, America had hardly freed itself from the scourge of alcohol abuse - instead, the "drys" had their law, while the "wets" had their liquor. The story of Prohibition's rise and fall is a compelling saga that goes far beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers, and speakeasies, to reveal a complicated and divided nation in the throes of momentous transformation. The film raises vital questions that are as relevant today as they were 100 years ago - about means and ends, individual rights and responsibilities, the proper role of government and finally, who is -- and who is not -- a real American. Episode one: A nation of drunkards -- Episode two: A nation of scofflaws -- Episode three: A nation of hypocrites. a production of Florentine Films ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick and Ken Burns ; directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Originally produced by PBS in 2011. Narrator: Peter Coyote. Soundtrack in English; closed captioned. Cinematographer, Buddy Squires ; editors, Tricia Reidy (episodes 1 and 3), Erik Ewers (episode 2), Ryan Gifford (episode 3). n-us--- Prohibition United States History United States History 1919-1933 Liquor laws United States History États-Unis Histoire 1919-1933 Liquor laws Prohibition United States 1919-1933 fast HV5089 .P36 2015 A nation of drunkards A nation of scofflaws A nation of hypocrites Prohibition Culver City, Calif. : PBS Home Video, [2011] Full screen. (OCoLC)738476083 1136463 Kanopy http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://texasam.kanopy.com/node/136463 COO 150327 20241007180751.6 in00003586006 eng