One Man's Hero
1999, Film, 121 min, Action, Drama, History, English, United States, MoviePedia score 61
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
Directed by Lance Hool
Cast
- Tom Berenger as John Riley
- Joaquim de Almeida as Cortina
- Daniela Romo as Marta
- Mark Moses as Col. Benton Lacy
- Stuart Graham as Corporal Kenneally
- Gregg Fitzgerald as Paddy Noonan
- Don Wycherley as Brian Athlone
- Wolf Muser as Cpl. Schultz
- Luke Hayden as Seamus McDougherty
- Ilia Volok as Daniel Grzbalski
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