Prohibition S1E3 — A Nation of Hypocrites

8.1

Prohibition•Season 1•Episode 3

A Nation of Hypocrites

8.1/10 · 194 votesOct 4, 2011107 min

Ranked #2 of 3 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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The factors that led to the end of Prohibition. The criminalizing of alcohol feeds large profits into the coffers of criminal organizations and turns such gangsters as Al Capone into celebrities. Wealthy Pauline Sabin encourages the repeal of the 18th Amendment; and brings together women

Directed byLynn Novick, Ken Burns

Written byGeoffrey C. Ward

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Season 1 Episodes3

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A Nation of Drunkards

E2 8.3

A Nation of Scofflaws

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A Nation of Hypocrites

Cast18

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Okrent

Self - Author

Pete Hamill

Self - Historian

Noah Feldman

Self - Legal Scholar

Adam Arkin

Reader (voice)

Philip Bosco

Reader (voice)

Patricia Clarkson

Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)

Kevin Conway

Reader (voice)

Blythe Danner

Reader (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Reader / George Remus (voice)

Tom Hanks

Reader / Roy Olmstead (voice)

Jeremy Irons

Reader (voice)

Crew3

Geoffrey C. Ward

Writer

Lynn Novick

Director

Ken Burns

Director

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Episode Summary

"A Nation of Hypocrites" is episode 3 of Prohibition season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 194 votes, ranking #2 of 3 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Lynn Novick, Ken Burns and written by Geoffrey C. Ward, it aired on October 4, 2011.

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