One Man's Hero
“One man's hero is another man's traitor.”
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
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Cast
32 people
Tom Berenger
Captain John Riley
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Joaquim de Almeida
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Daniela Romo
Marta
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Mark Moses
Col. Benton Lacy
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Stuart Graham
Corporal Kenneally
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Gregg Fitzgerald
Paddy Noonan
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Don Wycherley
Brian Athlone
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Wolf Muser
Cpl. Schultz
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Luke Hayden
Seamus McDougherty
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Ilia Volok
Daniel Grzbalski
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Patrick Bergin
General Winfield Scott
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James Gammon
General Zachary Taylor
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Lance Hool Director · Milton S. Gelman Writer Ernest Troost Composer
United States release September 24, 1999 · Produced in United States, Mexico, Spain · Production Hool/Macdonald Productions, Filmax
Production
Arco Films S.L
Production
Hool/Macdonald Productions
Production
Filmax
Production
Silver Lion Films
Production
Producciones San Patricia
Production
Televisa
Production
Orion Pictures
Studio
TelevisaUnivision
Production
United States · Mexico · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Ireland · August 2, 1999
Theatrical
United States · September 24, 1999
Theatrical
Iceland
March 27, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
June 2, 2000 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 8, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
June 2, 2000 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 12, 2002 · Theatrical
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