Prohibition (miniseries)

Prohibition
GenreDocumentary
Written byGeoffrey C. Ward
Directed byKen Burns
Lynn Novick
Narrated byPeter Coyote
ComposerWynton Marsalis
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducersSarah Botstein
Lynn Novick
Ken Burns
CinematographyBuddy Squires
with:
Allen Moore
Stephen McCarthy
EditorsTricia Reidy
Erik Ewers
Ryan Gifford
Running time5 1/2 hours
Production companiesFlorentine Films
WETA
Prohibition Film Project
National Endowment for the Humanities
Original release
ReleaseOctober 2 (2011-10-02) –
October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)
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Prohibition is a 2011 American television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick with narration by Peter Coyote. The series originally aired on PBS between October 2, 2011 and October 4, 2011.[1] It was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. It draws heavily from the 2010 book Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent.[2]