One Man's Hero

Aug 2, 1999

2h 1m

★ 5.3

One man's hero is another man's traitor.

Overview

One Man's Hero tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. The plot centers around the personal story of John Riley, an Irishman who had been a sergeant in the American Army who is commissioned as a captain in the Mexican army and commands the battalion, as he leads his men in battle and struggles with authorities on both sides of the border

Genres

Western

Action

Drama

History

Production Companies

Arco Films S.L

Hool/Macdonald Productions

Filmax

Silver Lion Films

Producciones San Patricia

Televisa

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Cast

Captain John Riley

Tom Berenger

Cortina

Joaquim de Almeida

Marta

Daniela Romo

Col. Benton Lacy

Mark Moses

Corporal Kenneally

Stuart Graham

Paddy Noonan

Gregg Fitzgerald

Brian Athlone

Don Wycherley

Cpl. Schultz

Wolf Muser

Seamus McDougherty

Luke Hayden

Daniel Grzbalski

Ilia Volok

General Winfield Scott

Patrick Bergin

General Zachary Taylor

James Gammon

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