One Man's Hero
One man's hero is another man's traitor.
121 mins
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
Dermot Martin
Seamus Fitzgerald
Mark Thomas
McFadden
Lance Hool
Director
Milton S. Gelman
Writer
Héctor Romero
Art Direction
Enrique Estévez
Set Decoration
Carol H. Beule
Costume Design
Matthew Jacobsen
Costume Design
Jaime Comas Gil
Associate Producer
Mark Conte
Editor
Joseph Brad Kluge
Associate Producer
Bruce H. Newberg
Casting
Paul L. Newman
Co-Producer
William J. MacDonald
Producer
Pancho Alcaine
Additional Photography
Conrad Hool
Unit Production Manager
Ernest Troost
Original Music Composer
Peter Wooley
Production Design
Julián Valdez
Set Production Assistant
Magdaleno Rodriguez
Assistant Set Dresser