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The Great Adventure

1963 – 1964Show1 season26 episodes

Drama
90
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.1
90
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.1

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Kids

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Not for scares or laughs.

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The Great Adventure episodes

1 season · 26 episodes

  1. S1 E1 The Hunley, 8.8
  2. S1 E3 The Massacre at Wounded Knee, 7.6
  3. S1 E4 Six Wagons to the Sea, 7.5
  4. S1 E5 The Story of Nathan Hale, 8.0
  5. S1 E6 Go Down, Moses, 8.7
  6. S1 E11 A Boy at War, 7.8
  7. S1 E12 Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the Man, 8.2
  8. S1 E15 Rodger Young, 8.2
  9. S1 E16 The Testing of Sam Houston, 7.6
  10. S1 E18 The Night Raiders, 7.2
  11. S1 E20 The Pathfinder, 6.8
  12. S1 E23 Kentucky's Bloody Ground, 7.9
  13. S1 E24 The Siege of Boonesborough, 7.4

Cast

24 of 141 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Philip Leacock, Joseph M. Newman, Robert Gist
Produced by
John Houseman, Bert Granet

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

September 27, 1963 · May 1, 1964 · Ended

First aired
September 27, 1963
Last aired
May 1, 1964
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 26 episodes
Content
Violence
Genres
Drama
Original language
English

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is The Great Adventure worth watching?"

Questions about The Great Adventure

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is The Great Adventure worth watching?

90
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90 (IMDb 8.1).

Is The Great Adventure okay for kids?

Violence

Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

How long does it take to watch The Great Adventure?

26 h

About 26 hours: 26 episodes in 1 season of about 60 minutes each, aired from 1963 to 1964.