Description
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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Release Date1999
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Runtime2 hr 1 min
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Languageen
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Rating5.3 (21)
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Genres
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DirectorLance Hool
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CastTom BerengerJoaquim de AlmeidaDaniela RomoMark MosesStuart GrahamGregg FitzgeraldDon WycherleyWolf MuserLuke HaydenIlia VolokPatrick BerginJames GammonCarlos CarrascoStephen TobolowskyDermot MartinMark Thomas
