April Morning 1988 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Delbert Mann Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Urich, Chad Lowe, Susan Blakely, Rip Torn, Meredith Salenger, Joan Heney, Nicholas Kilbertus, Griffith Brewer, Thor Bishopric, Joel Miller, Brian Furlong, Anthony Ulc, Philip Spensley, Peter Colvey
Based on Howard Fast's novel, this film was an episode of the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" and provides an insightful view of life in the American colonies just before the American Revolution. The "April Morning" takes place on April 19, 1775, when the Colonial and British troops first fired the "shot heard 'round the world" in Lexington and Concord.
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples 1998 PG, 109 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter, Lynne Littman Cast: Dana Delany, Martin Donovan, Jan Rubes, Hugo Haenen, Tom Jansen, Linda Hamilton, Alfred Molina, Nicholas Kilbertus, Paulo Costanzo, Scott Speedman, Nigel Bennett, Marilyn Lightstone, Harry Spiegel, Hayley Lochner, Michael Seater
Like the other entries in the "Rescuers" TV series, this episode features two stories. The first involves the Vos family's sheltering of a steady stream of Jews during World War II. The second story revolves around events in a school that has been turned into a refuge for Jewish children.
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| 1. April Morning (1988)
2. Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998)
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