Film

One Man's Hero

1999 · 2h 1m · Western · Action · Drama

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

IMDb

6.0

Rotten Tomatoes

38%

Metacritic

24

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

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 HoolDirector
• Milton S. GelmanWriter
• William J. MacDonaldProducer
• João FernandesDirector of Photography
• Ernest TroostOriginal Music Composer
• Mark ConteEditor
• Mary Jo SlaterCasting
• Bruce H. NewbergCasting

Release date

August 2, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 1m

Rated

R

Genres

Western, Action, Drama, History

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