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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | A Nation of Drunkards | 2011-10-02 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | A Nation of Scofflaws | 2011-10-03 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | A Nation of Hypocrites | 2011-10-04 | 120 min |
| Production | Ken Burns | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Christopher Darling | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Erik Ewers | Editor |
| Production | Jean Lane | Producer |
| Editing | Tricia Reidy | Editor |
| Camera | Buddy Squires | Director of Photography |
| Sound | David Cieri | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Torfeld | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Sarah Botstein | Producer |
| Production | Karen Kenton | Producer |
| Editing | Ryan Gifford | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Novick | Producer |
| Production | Ken Burns | Producer |
| Sound | Doug Wamble | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Mark Roy | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Wynton Marsalis | Music Arranger |
| Production | Mike Welt | Co-Producer |
| Sound | David Obermeyer | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Scott Harber | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Zecca | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Anthony Savini | Gaffer |
| Sound | Dominick Tavella | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Silverthorne | Sound Recordist |
| Production | McKay McFadden | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Wynton Marsalis | Original Music Composer |
