One Man's Hero
One man's hero is another man's traitor.
1999-08-02 | 121 minutes
Plot Summary
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
Cast
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Tom BerengerCaptain John Riley
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Joaquim de AlmeidaCortina
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Daniela RomoMarta
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Mark MosesCol. Benton Lacy
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Stuart GrahamCorporal Kenneally
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Gregg FitzgeraldPaddy Noonan
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Don WycherleyBrian Athlone
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Wolf MuserCpl. Schultz
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Luke HaydenSeamus McDougherty
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Ilia VolokDaniel Grzbalski
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Patrick BerginGeneral Winfield Scott
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James GammonGeneral Zachary Taylor
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Carlos CarrascoDominguez
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Stephen TobolowskyCaptain Gaine
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