DVD

Prohibition / a Florentine Films production ; directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA Washington, DC ; executive producer, Ken Burns.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (director,, producer.). Novick, Lynn, (director,, producer.). Ward, Geoffrey C., (screenwriter.). Botstein, Sarah, 1972- (producer.). Coyote, Peter, (narrator.). Bosco, Philip, (voice actor.). Clarkson, Patricia, (voice actor.). Conway, Kevin, (voice actor.). Danner, Blythe, (voice actor.). Hanks, Tom, (voice actor.). Irons, Jeremy, 1948- (voice actor.). Lithgow, John, 1945- (voice actor.). Lucas, Josh, (voice actor.). Madigan, Amy, (voice actor.). McCormick, Carolyn, (voice actor.). Scott, Campbell, (voice actor.). Sternhagen, Frances, 1930-2023 (voice actor.). Waterston, Sam, (voice actor.). Giamatti, Paul, (voice actor.). Platt, Oliver, (voice actor.). Arkin, Adam, (voice actor.). Jackson, Samuel L., (voice actor.). Tucker, Joanne, (voice actor.). Reidy, Tricia, (film editor.). Ewers, Erik, (film editor.). Gifford, Ryan, (film editor.). Squires, Buddy, (director of photography.). Moore, Allen, (director of photography.). McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer) (Added Author). Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- (composer (expression),, arranger of music,, performer.). Cieri, David, (composer (expression),, performer.). Florentine Films, (production company.). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.). PBS Home Video, (film distributor.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1608834301
ISBN: 9781608834303
ISBN: 1415760284
ISBN: 9781415760284
Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : DVD video, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : PBS Home Video, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	Videodisc release of the 2011 television mini-series. Special features: In the studio with Florentine Films; Bonus scenes; Interview outtakes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1: A nation of drunkards ; Special features -- Disc 2: A nation of scofflaws -- Disc 3: A nation of hypocrites.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Edited by Tricia Reidy, Erik Ewers, Ryan Gifford ; cinematography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore and Stephen McCarthy ; music written or arranged by Wynton Marsalis ; original music written and performed by David Cieri.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrated by Peter Coyote ; voices, Philip Bosco, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Conway, Blythe Danner, Tom Hanks, Jeremy Irons, John Lithgow, Josh Lucas, Amy Madigan, Carolyn McCormick, Campbell Scott, Frances Sternhagen, Sam Waterston, Paul Giamatti, Oliver Platt, Adam Arkin, Samuel L. Jackson, Joanne Tucker.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; Region 1; widescreen (aspect ratio 2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo.
Language Note:	English or Spanish dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; subtitled in English and Spanish for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH].