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Prohibition (TV Miniseries)

Prohibition

2011

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick

Documentary, Self: Peter Coyote, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco ...

7.3

122

TV Series. Documentary The story of the American activist struggle against the influence of alcohol, climaxing in the failed early 20th century nationwide era when it was banned.

	Author	Review
United States	Neil Genzlinger The New York Times	"You can hear history talking directly to the Americans of 2011 all through 'Prohibition,' an absorbing five-and-a-half-hour documentary"	POS
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"Viewers who stay for all five-plus hours of 'Prohibition' will stagger away filled but not necessarily satisfied."	NEU
United States	Troy Patterson Slate	"Despite addressing what may seem a narrow topic, the documentary succeeds at presenting a broad consideration of America"	POS
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"What makes 'Prohibition' so sharp is how it explicates the cynicism and hypocrisy that fueled this whole era"	POS
United States	Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly	"The most fascinating element of 'Prohibition' is the way liquor consumption inspired such fervor in so many, often contradictory, ways"	POS

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