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
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