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Gangsters make huge profits and wreak havoc in cities across the country. By the late 1920s, many Americans believe that Prohibition has failed. After the election of FDR in 1932, Prohibition is repealed
Original Release
10/04/2011
US Release
10/04/2011
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Self - Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Pete Hamill | Self - Writer / Self - Historian |
| Jonathan Eig | Self - Writer |
| Michael Lerner | Self - Historian |
| Catherine Gilbert Murdock | Self - Historian |
| Ruth Proskauer Smith | Self - Resident of New York |
| Joshua Zeitz | Self - Historian |
| Margot Loines Wilkie | Self - Resident of Massachusetts |
| Jack Clarke | Self - Resident of Chicago |
| John Paul Stevens | Self - Resident of Chicago |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Self - Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Pete Hamill | Self - Writer / Self - Historian |
| Jonathan Eig | Self - Writer |
| Michael Lerner | Self - Historian |
| Catherine Gilbert Murdock | Self - Historian |
| Ruth Proskauer Smith | Self - Resident of New York |
| Joshua Zeitz | Self - Historian |
| Margot Loines Wilkie | Self - Resident of Massachusetts |
| Jack Clarke | Self - Resident of Chicago |
| John Paul Stevens | Self - Resident of Chicago |
| Daniel Okrent | Self - Writer / Self - Author |
| William Leuchtenburg | Self - Historian |
| Noah Feldman | Self - Legal Scholar |
| Jack Roche | Self - Resident of Chicago |
| Pauline Sabin Smith Willis | Self - Granddaughter of Pauline Sabin |
| Studs Terkel | Self - Writer |
| Martin Marty | Self - Theologian |
| Edwin T. Hunt Jr. | Self - Resident of Seattle |
| Adam Arkin | Reader / Reader (voice) |
| Philip Bosco | Reader / Reader (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken Burns | Executive Producer |
| Lynn Novick | Producer |
| Sarah Botstein | Producer |
| Elle Carriere | Producer |
| Karen Kenton | Producer |
| McKay McFadden | Producer |
| Mike Welt | Producer |
