Drinks, Crime and Prohibition

Drinks, Crime and Prohibition

Documentary 2018

Available on Prime Video, Paramount+

A dive into a period in time defined by jazz, illegal booze, gangsters, and female liberation, as experts, historians, and curators offer their take on the 'failed experiment' of Prohibition and the drama unleashed.

Documentary 2018

PG

EPISODE 1

Flappers and Bootleggers

An exploration of Prohibition's early years, from its origins, to the pervasiveness of speakeasies and the rise of organised crime.

43 min · 10 June 2018 PG
EPISODE 2

Gangsters and G-Men

Exploring the war between the police and gangsters during prohibition and how it changed law enforcement in the United States.

43 min · 11 June 2018 PG

Alex Jouve

Director
Alex Jouve

Producer
William Morgan

Producer
Jason Williams

Producer
Tim Evans

Producer

About

Drinks, Crime and Prohibition

DOCUMENTARY

A dive into a period in time defined by jazz, illegal booze, gangsters, and female liberation, as experts, historians, and curators offer their take on the 'failed experiment' of Prohibition and the drama unleashed.

Information

Studio: Smithsonian Channel
Released: 2018
Rated: PG
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English (Australia), English (United States)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.