One Man's Hero (movie)
- User score: 5.3
- Production country: United States of America, Mexico, Spain
- Producer: Lance Hool
- Production companies: Arco Films S.L, Hool/Macdonald Productions, Filmax, Silver Lion Films, Producciones San Patricia, Televisa
- Genre: Western, Action, Drama, History
- Release date: 8/2/1999
- Run time: 121 min.
Movie description
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
