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One Man's Hero
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One Man's Hero

1999-08-02 · 121 min · ★ 5.4

Western · Action · Drama · History

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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Production details

Directors
Lance Hool
Production companies
Arco Films S.L, Hool/Macdonald Productions, Filmax, Silver Lion Films, Producciones San Patricia, Televisa
Countries
United States of America, Mexico, Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tom BerengerTom BerengerCaptain John Riley
Joaquim de AlmeidaJoaquim de AlmeidaCortina
Daniela RomoDaniela RomoMarta
Mark MosesMark MosesCol. Benton Lacy
Stuart GrahamStuart GrahamCorporal Kenneally
Gregg FitzgeraldGregg FitzgeraldPaddy Noonan
Don WycherleyDon WycherleyBrian Athlone
Wolf MuserWolf MuserCpl. Schultz
Luke HaydenLuke HaydenSeamus McDougherty
Ilia VolokIlia VolokDaniel Grzbalski
Patrick BerginPatrick BerginGeneral Winfield Scott
James GammonJames GammonGeneral Zachary Taylor
Carlos CarrascoCarlos CarrascoDominguez
Stephen TobolowskyStephen TobolowskyCaptain Gaine
Dermot MartinSeamus Fitzgerald
Mark ThomasMcFadden

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