The Americans (1961)
The Americans is a 17-episode American drama television series that aired on NBC from January to May 1961. Set during the American Civil War, the series focuses on two brothers fighting on opposite sides of the conflict.
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Episode 1 - Harper's Ferry
Release Date: 1961-01-23When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.
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Episode 2 - Rebellion At Blazing Rock
Release Date: 1961-01-30Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.
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Episode 3 - The Regular
Release Date: 1961-02-06In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.
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Episode 4 - The Rebellious Rose
Release Date: 1961-02-13 -
Episode 5 - On To Richmond
Release Date: 1961-02-20Ben's having difficulty disciplining his men—most of them are short-term volunteers who won't take the war seriously. He is rebuked by Captain Cardiff, who foresees a real battle at a place called Manassas Junction, Virginia—better known as Bull Run.
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Episode 6 - Half Moon Road
Release Date: 1961-02-27 -
Episode 7 - Reconnaissance
Release Date: 1961-03-06 -
Episode 8 - The Escape
Release Date: 1961-03-13Ben and Colonel Fry are captured by Rebel forces and interned in Richmond's notorious Libby Prison. Finding that the Union prisoners there have been cowed by Major Turner, the tough Confederate commandant, Fry is determined to renew the men's fervor for the Union cause.
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Episode 9 - The Guerrillas
Release Date: 1961-03-20 -
Episode 10 - The Invaders
Release Date: 1961-03-27 -
Episode 11 - The Gun
Release Date: 1961-04-03 -
Episode 12 - The Sentry
Release Date: 1961-04-10 -
Episode 13 - The Bounty Jumpers
Release Date: 1961-04-17 -
Episode 14 - Long Way Back
Release Date: 1961-04-24 -
Episode 15 - The War Between The States
Release Date: 1961-05-01 -
Episode 16 - The Coward
Release Date: 1961-05-08 -
Episode 17 - The Inquisitors
Release Date: 1961-05-15The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.