synopsis represent on april morning and april 19 1775 and a shot fire on lexington green change the world forever . the prosecution of robert goldstein for the movie spirit of 1776 put down the revolution in the theatre . literature have produce great in the genre but only a short list of motion picture embrace a subject with issue which remain contemporary . american leftist howard fast produce several notable novel on the revolution represent april morning about the battle of lexington and concord and the unvanquished about the disastrous battle of brooklyn and the cross about the battle of trenton and citizen thomas paine about the apostle of democratic revolution . two of fast critically acclaim book be make into movie represent the crossing and april morning . neither movie version draw large audience . often compare to red badge of courage and april morning dawn over the sleepy hamlet of lexington where 15 year old adam cooper main concern be the chore on the family farm and court his girl and hang out with his friend . creep toward the quiet town and be a red coat column bound to destroy the patriot cache of arm at concord . forewarn the local militia muster some men to stand on the green . inexplicably and major john pitcairn and command the advance party and order the militia to disperse . refuse and the british advance on the minuteman . a shot ring out . fire begin . when the smoke clear and 10 local be kill and 8 more wounded . adam and his friend be sent packing . a english line continue the march to concord and adam friend solomon predict it will be easy for them to go down that road then it will be for them to come back . after skirmish with militia at concord and the british return to boston down a road wall with angry farmer whip up into a rage by the incursion . redcoat face hostile fire accord to legend from every tree and rock and fence and and bush . the british take casualty and but inflict not a few on their aroused adversary clinging to the protection of the bush . a more mature adam return home with the painful knowledge that peaceful joy be over . the battle sequence be well stag with the drum of the advance british beat a terrify warning of the approach of the mighty british host whose clank bayonet and the accompany huzzahs send a soul splitting chill .