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Prohibition

As a battle raged… an era roared

Ended TV-14 110 min 8.2/10 Votes: 3457

The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33). After nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all citizens by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse; but paradoxically it made millions of people rethink their definition of morality.

Type:

Movie

Socials:

Genre:

Documentary, History

Subgenres:

History Documentary

Release:

2011-10-02

Year:

2025

Country:

United States of America

Website:

pbs.org

Language:

English

Companies:

WETA, Florentine Films

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