One Man's Hero

2h 1m 1999

Brief Synopsis

True story of the Saint Patrick Brigade - a group of Irish immigrants who fled to Mexico from the US and fought for their adopted country in the Mexican-American war - and a soldier caught between his love for a woman and his country.

Cast & Crew

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Lance Hool

Director

Tom Berenger

John Riley

Joaquim De Almeida

Cortina

Daniela Romo

Marta

Patrick Bergin

General Winfield Scott

Don Wycherley

Brian Athlone

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Biography
Drama
Historical
Period
Romance
War
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Orion Pictures
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Videocine; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Durango, Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 1m

Synopsis

True story of the Saint Patrick Brigade - a group of Irish immigrants who fled to Mexico from the US and fought for their adopted country in the Mexican-American war - and a soldier caught between his love for a woman and his country.

Director

Lance Hool

Director

Cast

Tom Berenger

John Riley

Joaquim De Almeida

Cortina

Daniela Romo

Marta

Patrick Bergin

General Winfield Scott

Don Wycherley

Brian Athlone

Stuart Graham

Corporal Kenneally

Mark Moses

Colonel Benton Lacey

Jorge Bosso

Colonel Maximo Nexor

James Gammon

General Zachary Taylor

Albert Grimaldi

James Kelly

Stephen Tobolowsky

Captain Gaine

Carlos Carrasco

Dominguez

Gregg Fitzgerald

Luke Hayden

Dermot Martin

Mark Thomas

Crew

Fernando Altschul

1st Assistant Director

Claudia Becker

Casting

Arturo Brito

Associate Producer

Mark Conte

Editor

Enrique Esteves

Set Decorator

Joao Fernandes

Director Of Photography

Milton S Gelman

Screenwriter

Kristine Harlan

Associate Producer

Melissa S Hoffman

Sound

Chris Hogan

Supervising Sound Editor

Conrad Hool

Producer

Conrad Hool

Unit Production Manager

Lance Hool

Producer

Matthew Jacobsen

Costume Designer

Michael Keller

Sound

Joseph Brad Kluge

Associate Producer

Miguel Lima

Assistant Director

William J Macdonald

Producer

Anthony J Miceli

Supervising Sound Editor

Nuala Moiselle

Casting

Bruce H Newberg

Casting

Paul L Newman

Co-Producer

Mary M Paton

Screenwriter

Mary M Patton

Screenwriter

Hector Romero

Art Director

Luis David Sansans

Assistant Camera

Mary Jo Slater

Casting

Ernest Troost

Music

Peter Wooley

Production Designer

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Biography
Drama
Historical
Period
Romance
War
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Orion Pictures
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Videocine; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Durango, Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 1m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 24, 1999

Limited Release in United States September 24, 1999

Released in United States on Video February 29, 2000

Began shooting September 13, 1997.

Completed shooting November 20, 1997.

Albert Grimaldi is Prince Albert of Monaco, son of Prince Ranier and Grace Kelly, and the heir to the monarchy of the Principality of Monaco.

Released in United States Fall September 24, 1999

Limited Release in United States September 24, 1999

Released in United States on Video February 29, 2000

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