One Man's Hero (1999)
2h 1m
Running Time
August 2, 1999Release Date
One Man's Hero (1999)
2h 1m
Running Time
August 2, 1999Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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 & Crew.

Tom Berenger
Captain John Riley

Joaquim de Almeida
Cortina

Daniela Romo
Marta

Mark Moses
Col. Benton Lacy

Stuart Graham
Corporal Kenneally

Gregg Fitzgerald
Paddy Noonan

Don Wycherley
Brian Athlone

Wolf Muser
Cpl. Schultz

Luke Hayden
Seamus McDougherty

Ilia Volok
Daniel Grzbalski

Patrick Bergin
General Winfield Scott

James Gammon
General Zachary Taylor

Carlos Carrasco
Dominguez

Stephen Tobolowsky
Captain Gaine

Dermot Martin
Seamus Fitzgerald

Mark Thomas
McFadden

Lance Hool
Director

Milton S. Gelman
Writer

Héctor Romero
Art Direction

Enrique Estévez
Set Decoration

Carol H. Beule
Costume Design

Matthew Jacobsen
Costume Design

Jaime Comas Gil
Associate Producer

Mark Conte
Editor
Media.

Details.
Release DateAugust 2, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 1m
Content RatingR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
army
battlefield
chivalry
Wiki.
One Man's Hero is a 1999 historical war drama film directed by Lance Hool and starring Tom Berenger, Joaquim de Almeida and Daniela Romo. The film has the distinction of being the last film released by Orion Pictures' arthouse division Orion Classics, as well as being the last Orion Pictures film, until 2013's Grace Unplugged, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer revived the Orion Pictures brand.
The film is a dramatization of the true story of John Riley and the Saint Patrick's Battalion, a group of Irish Catholic immigrants who desert the mostly Protestant U.S. Army to join the Catholic Mexican army during the Mexican–American War of 1846 to 1848.
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