One Man's Hero (1999)

Overview

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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Directed by

Lance Hool

Cast

• Tom Berenger as Captain 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
• Patrick Bergin as General Winfield Scott
• James Gammon as General Zachary Taylor

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