Episodes (26)

The Hunley
S01E01 · 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.

The Death of Sitting Bull
S01E02 · The Death of Sitting Bull

Oct 04, 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.

The Massacre at Wounded Knee
S01E03 · 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.

Six Wagons to the Sea
S01E04 · 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.

The Story of Nathan Hale
S01E05 · The Story of Nathan Hale

Oct 25, 1963

American Continental soldier turns spy against the British and gives all for a concept called Democracy.

Go Down, Moses
S01E06 · Go Down, Moses

Nov 01, 1963

The excellent 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.

The Great Diamond Mountain
S01E07 · The Great Diamond Mountain

Nov 08, 1963

In this humorous episode, two con men perpetrate the Diamond Hoax of 1872 in an attempt to swindle San Francisco banker William Ralston, played by Barry Sullivan.

The Treasure Train of Jefferson Davis
S01E08 · The Treasure Train of Jefferson Davis

Nov 15, 1963

The Confederate Government of Jefferson Davis makes a futile attempt to escape Richmond and capture by the Union Army.

The Outlaw and the Nun
S01E09 · The Outlaw and the Nun

Dec 06, 1963

A nun comes to a town to teach school and finds that education is so undervalued by the community that she has only two pupils. She sets out to change that.

The Man Who Stole New York City
S01E10 · The Man Who Stole New York City

Dec 13, 1963

The rise and fall of Boss Tweed and his Tammany Hall political machine in 1860s New York City.

A Boy at War
S01E11 · A Boy at War

Dec 20, 1963

The future seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, is a 13 year old boy soldier struggling to survive the American Revolution.

Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the Man
S01E12 · Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the Man

Jan 03, 1964

Down on his luck and in decline, Wild Bill Hickok arrives at the end of his trail in Deadwood in 1876.

The Colonel from Connecticut
S01E13 · The Colonel from Connecticut

Jan 10, 1964

The story of Col. Edwin Drake, the first man to drill for oil in the U.S.

Teeth of the Lion
S01E14 · Teeth of the Lion

Jan 17, 1964

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Rodger Young
S01E15 · Rodger Young

Jan 24, 1964

James MacArthur plays Rodger Young. The story of a young man that enlists in the Army despite having poor eyesight and hearing and ends up earning the Medal of Honor for his deeds fighting the Japanese during WWII.

The Testing of Sam Houston
S01E16 · The Testing of Sam Houston

Jan 31, 1964

In 1817, Andrew Jackson appoints a young Sam Houston to oversee the forced relocation of the Cherokee from Tennessee. He soon clashes with both Jackson and the US Government over his fair and humane treatment of the Cherokee.

The Special Courage of Captain Pratt
S01E17 · The Special Courage of Captain Pratt

Feb 14, 1964

Richard Pratt's now controversial efforts to assimilate Native Americans into "white" society by education and rejection of tribal traditions. He advocated for Native Americans and founded the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

The Night Raiders
S01E18 · The Night Raiders

Feb 21, 1964

A recounting of the events leading to John Brown's disastrous raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859.

Plague
S01E19 · Plague

Feb 28, 1964

Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse attempts to convince the US Government and the public of the value of vaccinations against small pox. One of his first patients - the President of the United States Thomas Jefferson.

The Pathfinder
S01E20 · The Pathfinder

Mar 06, 1964

The meeting of two great American Legends in 1846 California - Colonel John C. Fremont and John Sutter - on the eve of war with Mexico.

The President Vanishes
S01E21 · The President Vanishes

Mar 13, 1964

In 1893 President Grover Cleveland embarks on a mysterious voyage into Long Island Sound aboard a friend's yacht pursued by a suspicious reporter. It was twenty four years later that it was revealed that he had surgery to remove a tumor.

The Henry Bergh Story
S01E22 · The Henry Bergh Story

Mar 20, 1964

A man crusades for better treatment of animals and forms the ASPCA in 1866. He later crusades for better treatment of children.

Kentucky's Bloody Ground
S01E23 · Kentucky's Bloody Ground

Apr 03, 1964

The first of a two part episode recalling Daniel Boone's attempt to settle Kentucky and the events leading to the siege of Boonesborough by the Shawnee in 1778.

The Siege of Boonesborough
S01E24 · The Siege of Boonesborough

Apr 10, 1964

This two part episode recounts the story of Daniel Boone and the 1778 Siege of Boonesborough by the Shawnee.

Escape
S01E25 · Escape

Apr 17, 1964

The true Civil War story of an escape by Union POWs from the Confederate Libby Prison in 1864. The POWs tunneled under the walls and into an adjoining building which gave them access to the street. While some were recaptured, a few got away, including Colonel Streight [Michael Constantine] who had organized the escape.

The Pirate and the Patriot
S01E26 · The Pirate and the Patriot

May 01, 1964

Thirty four years later, General Andrew Jackson, commanding the US Army defending New Orleans, is about to get revenge for his treatment by the British during the American Revolution with a little help from a local buccaneer.

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The Great Adventure Season 1 (1963) is released on Sep 27, 1963. Watch The Great Adventure online - the English Drama TV series from United States. The Great Adventure is directed by Philip Leacock,Bernard Girard,Buzz Kulik,Joseph M. Newman and created by A.I. Bezzerides with Van Heflin and Eddie Little Sky.

As know as:

The Great Adventure, La grande avventura, Das große Abenteuer

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United States

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English

Production Companies:

CBS Television Network

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