April Morning

One Day in History... One Shot... Heard 'round the World.

5.719881h 40mReleased

TV Movie

Drama

History

Overview

A teenager grows up during the onset of the American revolution.

StatusReleased

Release Date1988-04-24

Runtime1h 40m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

lexington massachusetts

new england

american revolution

red coats

Videos

1 total

Trailer

1988 CBS "April Morning" commercial

Stream

fuboTV

MGM+ Amazon Channel

Philo

MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel

YouTube TV

MGM Plus

US data via JustWatch

Cast & Crew

Tommy Lee Jones

as Moses Cooper

Robert Urich

as Joseph Simmons

Chad Lowe

as Adam Cooper

Susan Blakely

as Sarah Cooper

Meredith Salenger

as Ruth Simmons

Rip Torn

as Solomon Chandler

Joan Heney

as Granny Cooper

Nicholas Kilbertus

as John Parker

Anthony Ulc

as Simon Casper

Reviews

Wuchak

Oct 7, 2025

7/10

**_The day the American Revolution started_** This covers the events of April 18-19, 1775, with Paul Revere’s ride and the ensuing Battles of Lexington and Concord. The Lexington engagement took place about an hour before sunrise and was really just a deadly skirmish. The strength of the Lexington militiamen was 77 men whereas the British reg…

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