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The Great Adventure

  • TV Series
  • 1963–1964
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
128
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The Great Adventure (1963)
Drama

A filmed series of one-hour dramatizations of the lives of famous historical people, as well as important historical events.A filmed series of one-hour dramatizations of the lives of famous historical people, as well as important historical events.A filmed series of one-hour dramatizations of the lives of famous historical people, as well as important historical events.

  • Stars
    • Russell Johnson
    • Van Heflin
    • Eddie Little Sky
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.8/10
    128
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Russell Johnson
      • Van Heflin
      • Eddie Little Sky
    • 28User reviews
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    Russell Johnson
    Russell Johnson
    • Self - Narrator…
    Van Heflin
    Van Heflin
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    Eddie Little Sky
    Eddie Little Sky
    • Chief Blackfish…
    Kent Smith
    Kent Smith
    • Gen. Nelson Miles…
    Jacque Shelton
    • Captain Gibson…
    Sandy Kenyon
    Sandy Kenyon
    • Captain James…
    Leonard P. Geer
    Leonard P. Geer
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    Noel Drayton
    Noel Drayton
    • Buchanan…
    Richard Lupino
    • Lt. Brown…
    Ricardo Montalban
    Ricardo Montalban
    • Philip Crow…
    Torin Thatcher
    Torin Thatcher
    • Colonel Lewis Washington…
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • James Townsend…
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Brewer…
    Davis Roberts
    Davis Roberts
    • Paul…
    Naomi Perry
    • Screaming Woman…
    Gene Lyons
    Gene Lyons
    • Dr. Aspenwall…
    Carroll O'Connor
    Carroll O'Connor
    • Johann Sutter…
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
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      End credit disclaimer: "The Great Adventure is a dramatization of recorded history. Situations and characters are sometimes changed for dramatic purposes."

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    An exciting and educational show!
    Was this show only on for one season? That amazes me because I still remember many of the episodes so vividly. I was about 10 years old when "The Great Adventure" was on television and I always wondered why my history classes in school couldn't be this engrossing. I still remember the farms on the western plains being attacked by swarms of locusts, a young Andrew Jackson being struck by a British officer's sword, the founding of the Society for the prevention fo Cruelty to Children", and the claustrophobic feeling inside the USS Monitor. Why don't they have programs like this today? Why don't they run this series again on TVLand?
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    • Oct 24, 2002

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das große Abenteuer
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 15, CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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