One Man's Hero

One Man's Hero (1999)

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

Data lansării
1999-08-02
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (23)
Durată
2 h 1 min
Genuri
Western, Acțiune, Dramă, Istoric
Regizor
Lance Hool

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One Man's Hero is a 1999 historical war drama film directed and produced by Lance Hool and starring Tom Berenger, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniela Romo, and Patrick Bergin. It dramatizes the true story of John Riley and the Saint Patrick's Battalion, a group of Irish Catholic immigrants who desert the mostly Protestant U.S. Army to join the Catholic Mexican army during the Mexican–American War of 1846 to 1848.

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