Basic Info

First Air: September 27, 1963

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 26

Last Episode

Name: The Pirate and the Patriot

Season: 1, Episode: 26

Air Date: 1964-05-01

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.

Videos

THE GREAT ADVENTURE - OPENING THEME CBS 1963

The Great Adventure

1963

Overview

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.