Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+26)
Critics 31Audiences 57GoodWatch 44
Tomatometer38%
Metascore24
Audience score63%
IMDb6.0
User score4.9
Running time
2 h 1 min
A typical length for westerns, +14 min on the typical 107
typical 107121Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 36 more
Released
1999
August 2, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
WesternActionDramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Mexico
Spain
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more16 people
- 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
Carlos CarrascoDominguez
Stephen TobolowskyCaptain Gaine- DMDermot MartinSeamus Fitzgerald
- MTMark ThomasMcFadden
Directing · 1
- Lance Hool Director
Writing · 1
- Milton S. Gelman Writer
Production · 7
- William J. MacDonald Producer
- Mary Jo Slater Casting
- Bruce H. Newberg Casting
- Jaime Comas Gil Associate Producer
- Conrad Hool Unit Production Manager
- Joseph Brad Kluge Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- João Fernandes Director of Photography
- Pancho Alcaine Additional Photography
Editing · 1
- Mark Conte Editor
Sound · 1
- Ernest Troost Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Peter Wooley Production Design
- Enrique Estévez Set Decoration
- Héctor Romero Art Direction
- Magdaleno Rodriguez Assistant Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Matthew Jacobsen Costume Design
- Carol H. Beule Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Julián Valdez Set Production Assistant
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