One Man's Hero (1999)
One Man's Hero (1999)
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

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Cast

Tom Berenger Tom Berenger As: Captain John Riley
Joaquim de Almeida Joaquim de Almeida As: Cortina
Daniela Romo Daniela Romo As: Marta
Mark Moses Mark Moses As: Col. Benton Lacy
Stuart Graham Stuart Graham As: Corporal Kenneally
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Storyline

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


Tagline: One man's hero is another man's traitor.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Western, Action, Drama, History

Language: English

Release Date: 02 August 1999

Country: US, MX, ES

Runtime: 121m

Company Credits

Company: Arco Films S.L, Hool/Macdonald Productions, Filmax, Silver Lion Films, Producciones San Patricia, Televisa

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Cast

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Captain John Riley

Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Cortina

Daniela Romo

Daniela Romo

Marta

Mark Moses

Mark Moses

Col. Benton Lacy

Stuart Graham

Stuart Graham

Corporal Kenneally

Gregg Fitzgerald

Gregg Fitzgerald

Paddy Noonan

Don Wycherley

Don Wycherley

Brian Athlone

Wolf Muser

Wolf Muser

Cpl. Schultz

Luke Hayden

Luke Hayden

Seamus McDougherty

Ilia Volok

Ilia Volok

Daniel Grzbalski

Patrick Bergin

Patrick Bergin

General Winfield Scott

James Gammon

James Gammon

General Zachary Taylor

Carlos Carrasco

Carlos Carrasco

Dominguez

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Captain Gaine

Dermot Martin

Dermot Martin

Seamus Fitzgerald

Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas

McFadden

Directed By

Lance Hool

Lance Hool

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Bruce H. Newberg

Bruce H. Newberg

Casting

Jaime Comas Gil

Jaime Comas Gil

Associate Producer

Paul L. Newman

Paul L. Newman

Co-Producer

Joseph Brad Kluge

Joseph Brad Kluge

Associate Producer

Mary Jo Slater

Mary Jo Slater

Casting

William J. MacDonald

William J. MacDonald

Producer

Conrad Hool

Conrad Hool

Unit Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Matthew Jacobsen

Matthew Jacobsen

Costume Design

Carol H. Beule

Carol H. Beule

Costume Design

Sound

Ernest Troost

Ernest Troost

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Pancho Alcaine

Pancho Alcaine

Additional Photography

João Fernandes

João Fernandes

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Enrique Estévez

Enrique Estévez

Set Decoration

Héctor Romero

Héctor Romero

Art Direction

Peter Wooley

Peter Wooley

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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