禁酒令这部PBS的纪录片分为三集，总共有五个半小时。这部纪录片由Ken Burns和Lynn Novick执导，讲述了将禁酒令写进美国第18次宪法修正案的起起伏伏和其间所涉及的各种重大事件。

　　当一个多世纪的激进主义反对达到顶点时，禁酒令却似乎真的提升甚至高尚化了美国人的生活水平，使得个人，家庭，乃至整个社会免于遭受滥用酒精所带来的毁灭性影响。

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