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"Zwischen 1920 und 1933, untersagten die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika innerhalb der ganzen Nation den Verkauf, die Herstellung und den Transport von konsumfähigem Alkohol. Diese 13-jährige Periode ist eher bekannt unter dem einfachen Namen "Prohibition" (Verbot). Jeglicher Konsum oder Handel von Alkohol war illegal, die Folge sind Korruption, Schwarzhandel und ein Zuwachs an organisierter Kriminalität. Die besten Beispiele dafür sind der Aufstieg von Gangstern wie Al Capone und Johnny Torrio in Chicago. Millionen von Amerikanern wendeten sich in dieser Zeit von der moralischen Verherrlichung einer Welt ab, die durch das Gesetz eigentlich unterstützt werden sollte. Die fünfteilige Dokumentation beleuchtet in der unnachahmlichen filmischen Art von Ken Burns und Lynn Novick den Aufstieg, die Durchsetzung und den tiefen Fall dieses Gesetzes. (Quelle: www.cede.ch)."
"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."@en
"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."
"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. Raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality."
"Tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of Prohibition, the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified in 1919, intended to protect society from the effects of alcohol abuse. Features extensive archival material. Historians and writers contribute."
"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."@en
"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."
"Explores the consequences of the Eighteenth Amendment and raises questions about the role of government in legislating morality."@en
"Discover the true story of America's ?Great Experiment.? Go beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum-runners, flappers and speakeasies to experience the rise, rule and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's PROHIBITION. Since the early years of the American Republic, alcohol has been embedded in the fabric of American culture. But by 1830, the average American over 15 years old consumes nearly seven gallons of pure alcohol a year, three times as much as we drink today. Alcohol abuse wreaks havoc on the lives of many families. As a wave of spiritual fervor for reform sweeps the country, many women and men begin to see alcohol as a scourge. After the Civil War, the country's population swells with immigrants, who bring their drinking customs with them from Ireland, Germany, Italy and other European countries. The temperance campaign ignites, spearheaded by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Carrie Nation and her Home Defenders Army bring publicity by attacking Kansas bars with stones and hatchets, and the Anti-Saloon League (ASL) forms to push for an amendment to the Constitution outlawing alcohol nationally. Most politicians dare not defy the ASL, and in 1917 the 18th Amendment sails through both Houses of Congress; it is ratified by the states in just 13 months. When the Amendment is signed into law, Prohibitionists rejoice that America has become officially dry. But Americans are about to discover that making Prohibition the law of the land has been one thing; enforcing it will be another."@en
"Viewers go beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers, and speakeasies to experience the rise, rule, and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Special features include additional scenes, and interviews."@en
"Viewers go beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, flappers, and speakeasies to experience the rise, rule, and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Special features include additional scenes, and interviews."