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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:

A powerful film on a little-known episode in American history. 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


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The final battle in the movie is the battle of Churubusco. Some facts are stretched about the battle and there are some errors. more

Goofs:

Factual errors: There are a number of geographical and historical errors in this film, including some scenes in the battle of Churubusco (the last battle in the movie). more


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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
A powerful film on a little-known episode in American history., 15 April 2003
Author: Jan Skelton (janskelton) from United States

This is one of the most powerfully moving films I've ever seen. Maybe it does lack some technical expertise, but I got so totally lost in the storyline, I didn't notice that. This film is precisely what I appreciate so much about Tom Berenger: it seems that Tom Berenger can take a small episode of history and make it memorable--so memorable, in fact, that I've seen this movie only twice, but scenes from it keep playing in my mind.

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