The Great Adventure is a historical anthology series that appeared on CBS for the 1963-1964 television season. The series, narrated each week by Van Heflin, and featuring theme music by Richard Rodgers, presented a weekly one-hour dramatization of the lives of famous Americans and important historical events in American History.
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 26 episodes
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- 1S1 E1
The Hunley
Sep 27, 1963
During the Civil War, an engineer working for the Confederacy develops a primitive submarine that can evade the Union ships blockading Southern ports.
- 2S1 E2
The Death of Sitting Bull
Oct 4, 1963
The first of a two part episode, the US Government believes that Sitting Bull has joined the Ghost Dancers, a Sioux religious movement the government believes will lead to another Indian War, and take action that ends in a double tragedy.
- 3S1 E3
The Massacre at Wounded Knee
Oct 11, 1963
The second of a two part episode. Days after Sitting Bull's death, the US Army's bungled attempt to disarm a party of Sioux results in the unnecessary deaths of over 300 men, women and children.
- 4S1 E4
Six Wagons to the Sea
Oct 18, 1963
The attempt in 1894 by farmers from California's Central Valley to get their produce to market by wagon despite attempts by the Southern Pacific Railroad to foil their efforts and preserve their monopoly of transporting produce.
- 5S1 E5
The Story of Nathan Hale
Oct 25, 1963
American Continental soldier turns spy against the British and gives all for a concept called Democracy.
- 6S1 E6
Go Down, Moses
Nov 1, 1963
Ruby Dee plays the escaped slave Harriet Tubman and her attempts to rescue enslaved family members and friends through the pre-Civil War Underground Railroad.
Starring
Kent Smith
Gen. Nelson Miles
Russell Johnson
Self - Narrator
Ian Wolfe
Townsend
Ricardo Montalban
Philip Crow
James Dunn
Indian Agent McLean
Noah Beery Jr.
Jervis
Andrew Duggan
Col. Callaway
David McCallum
Capt. Hanning
Rodolfo Acosta
Lt. Bullhead
Peggy McCay
Mrs. Callaway
James MacArthur
Rodger Young
Torin Thatcher
General Howe
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch The Great Adventure?
- The Great Adventure is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of The Great Adventure are there?
- The Great Adventure has 1 season and 26 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of The Great Adventure?
- The Great Adventure has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 1, 1964.
- Who stars in The Great Adventure?
- The Great Adventure stars Kent Smith, Russell Johnson, Ian Wolfe, Ricardo Montalban, James Dunn.
