One Man's Hero

The story

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 & crew

Tom BerengerCaptain John Riley

Joaquim de AlmeidaCortina

Daniela RomoMarta

Mark MosesCol. Benton Lacy

Stuart GrahamCorporal Kenneally

Gregg FitzgeraldPaddy Noonan

Don WycherleyBrian Athlone

Wolf MuserCpl. Schultz

Luke HaydenSeamus McDougherty

Ilia VolokDaniel Grzbalski

Patrick BerginGeneral Winfield Scott

James GammonGeneral Zachary Taylor