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Overview

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Director:

Lance Hool

Writer (WGA):

Milton S. Gelman (written by)

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Release Date:

2 August 1999 (Ireland) more

Tagline:

One man's hero is another man's traitor.

Plot:

"One Man's Hero" tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Brigade" or "San Patricios," a group... more | add synopsis

Awards:

2 nominations more

User Comments:

Long Awaited One Man's Hero Not a Disappointment! more (40 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Berenger ... Sgt. / Lt. / Capt. John Riley

Joaquim de Almeida ... Cortina
Daniela Romo ... Marta

Mark Moses ... Col. Benton Lacy

Stuart Graham ... Cpl. Kenneally
Gregg Fitzgerald ... Paddy Noonan
Don Wycherley ... Brian Athlone
Wolf Muser ... Cpl. Schultz
Luke Hayden ... Seamus McDougherty
Ilia Volok ... Daniel Grzbalski
Patrick Bergin ... Gen. Winfield Scott

James Gammon ... Gen. Zachary Taylor

Carlos Carrasco ... Dominguez

Stephen Tobolowsky ... Capt. Gaine

Dermot Martin ... Seamus Fitzgerald
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

El batallón de San Patricio (Mexico)
Héroes sin patria (Spain)
Herois sense pàtria (Spain: Catalan title)
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Runtime:

USA:121 min

Country:

Spain | USA | Mexico

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Coahuíla, Mexico more


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Trivia:

In John Riley's first scene as a San Patricio he asks their names to other Irish soldiers. When he asks his name to James Kelly, Riley asks him if he has any experience, and Kelly answers that he has been in His Majesty Royal Artillery. Riley replies with "Good experience, but there is no royalty here" to what Kelly answers "Yes, sir". Kelly is played by Prince Albert of Monaco, a member of the Royal family of Monaco. more

Goofs:

Factual errors: General Winfield Scott, commanding general of the American forces, is shown wearing three stars on his epaulets signifying the rank of a Lieutenant General. At the time of the Mexican War (1846-1848) he wore the two stars of a Major General which was the highest rank in the United States Army at the time. He wouldn't wear three stars until 1856 when he was promoted to Lieutenant General, becoming the first American since George Washington to hold that rank. more


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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Long Awaited One Man's Hero Not a Disappointment!, 30 September 1999
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Author: Lynn Newton (lynn@louisville.edu) from Louisville, Kentucky

After waiting more than two years to see One Man's Hero, I was not disappointed last week when it was released in Los Angeles. This generally ignored event in our country's history was portrayed with powerful performances by the cast. From beginning to end I watched each scene and easily followed the story of the San Patricios. I came away from the movie saddened by what happened to this group of young men, and firmly believe that this country needs more movies that give us this kind of insight into our past, and let us judge for ourselves how we feel about that past. Praise to those who have the courage to make these movies in spite of Hollywood's constant production of the quick buck movies we see released each week.

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