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The Great Adventure

  • TV Series
  • 1963–1964
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
127
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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
    127
    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
    • Self - Narrator…
    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
    • Man…
    Noel Drayton
    Noel Drayton
    • Buchanan…
    Richard Lupino
    • Lt. Brown…
    Ricardo Montalban
    Ricardo Montalban
    • Philip Crow…
    Torin Thatcher
    Torin Thatcher
    • Colonel Lewis Washington…
    Davis Roberts
    Davis Roberts
    • Paul…
    Naomi Perry
    • Screaming Woman…
    Gene Lyons
    Gene Lyons
    • Dr. Aspenwall…
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
    • Andrew Jackson…
    Arthur Batanides
    Arthur Batanides
    • Lieutenant Gomez…
    Walter Brooke
    Walter Brooke
    • James Townsend…
    John Marley
    John Marley
    • Callum…
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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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    Learning is The Great Adventure
    Like "The Americans" which concentrated on the American Civil War, "The Great Adventure" was a quality show which each week presented a dramatization of a person or event in American history. Like "The Americans," "The Great Adventure" was ignored by the American public which, according to the ratings, was far and away more attracted to "Peyton Place," "My Mother the Car," "Car 54 Where Are You?" and other broadcasts which earned television the epithet of "The Vast Wasteland." Van Heflin concluded each episode of "The Great Adventure" by encouraging the American public to read history since, "Learning is the Great Adventure." Not enough of the American public heeded Mr. Heflin's advice.
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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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