The Great Adventure (TV series)
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| The Great Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical Anthology |
| Starring | Van Heflin (Host) |
| Theme music composer | Richard Rodgers |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 min (timeslot) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | September 23, 1963 – May 8, 1964 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
The Great Adventure is a historical anthology series that appeared on CBS for the 1963-1964 television season. The series, hosted each week by Van Heflin, and featuring theme music by Richard Rodgers, presented each week a one-hour dramatization of the lives of famous Americans and important historical events in American History.
[edit] Synopsis
The series lasted for only 26 episodes, and showed, among others, stories on the Confederate submarine, the Hunley; the life of Harriet Tubman; the Battles of Lexington and Concord; the trial and hanging of Nathan Hale; the life of "Boss" Tweed; the death of Sitting Bull; the siege of Boonesborough; the capture of Jefferson Davis; the life and death of Wild Bill Hickok; and the Battle of New Orleans.
[edit] Notable guest stars
Among those who appeared in the series were:
