One Man's Hero

Synopsis

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

Main Cast

Tom Berenger

Captain John Riley

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Joaquim de Almeida

Cortina

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Daniela Romo

Marta

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Mark Moses

Col. Benton Lacy

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Stuart Graham

Corporal Kenneally

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Gregg Fitzgerald

Paddy Noonan

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Don Wycherley

Brian Athlone

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Wolf Muser

Cpl. Schultz

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Milton S. Gelman
Production	Associate Producer	Joseph Brad Kluge Jaime Comas Gil
	Producer	William J. MacDonald
	Casting	Bruce H. Newberg Mary Jo Slater
	Co-Producer	Paul L. Newman
	Unit Production Manager	Conrad Hool
Art	Art Direction	Héctor Romero
	Set Decoration	Enrique Estévez
	Production Design	Peter Wooley
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Carol H. Beule Matthew Jacobsen
Directing	Director	Lance Hool
Editing	Editor	Mark Conte
Sound	Original Music Composer	Ernest Troost
Camera	Additional Photography	Pancho Alcaine
	Director of Photography	João Fernandes
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