Darryl Hickman
Cpl. Ben Canfield
The Americans (1961)
Season 1
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.
Released Jan. 24, 1961
Episode 44 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.american-civil-war, tmdb.19th-century, imdb.corporal, imdb.american-civil-war
Production Companies: NBC
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Harper's Ferry
When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.
Jan. 23, 1961, midnight
S1E2 - Rebellion At Blazing Rock
Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.
Jan. 30, 1961, midnight
S1E3 - The Regular
In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.
Feb. 6, 1961, midnight
S1E4 - The Rebellious Rose
Feb. 13, 1961, midnight
S1E5 - On To Richmond
Ben'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.
Feb. 20, 1961, midnight
S1E6 - Half Moon Road
Feb. 27, 1961, midnight
S1E7 - Reconnaissance
March 6, 1961, midnight
S1E8 - The Escape
Ben 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.
March 13, 1961, midnight
S1E9 - The Guerrillas
March 20, 1961, midnight
S1E10 - The Invaders
March 27, 1961, midnight
S1E11 - The Gun
April 3, 1961, midnight
S1E12 - The Sentry
April 10, 1961, midnight
S1E13 - The Bounty Jumpers
April 17, 1961, midnight
S1E14 - Long Way Back
April 24, 1961, midnight
S1E15 - The War Between The States
May 1, 1961, midnight
S1E16 - The Coward
May 8, 1961, midnight
S1E17 - The Inquisitors
The 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.
May 15, 1961, midnight
NBC
44 min/ep
44 min
Jan. 24, 1961
May 15, 1961, midnight
Ended
NR
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