Peter Coyote as Himself - Narrator; Pete Hamill as Himself - Writer; Catherine Gilbert Murdock as Herself - Historian; Michael Lerner as Himself - Historian; Daniel Okrent as Himself - Writer; Noah Feldman as Himself - Legal Scholar; Jack Roche as Himself - Resident of Chicago; William Leuchtenburg as Himself - Historian; Patricia Clarkson as Reader / Eliza Hackett; John Lithgow as Reader / H.L. Mencken; Campbell Scott as Reader; Sam Waterston as Reader; John Paul Stevens as Himself - Resident of Chicago; Jonathan Eig as Himself - Writer; Margot Loines Wilkie as Herself - Resident of Massachusetts
Rating
NR (Not Rated)
Cinematography
Buddy Squires
Language
English
Plot
The story of the American activist struggle against the influence of alcohol, climaxing in the failed early 20th century nationwide era when it was banned.