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One Man's Hero

Play trailer Poster for One Man's Hero R,  1999,  2h 1m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 38% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 65% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
38% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
In 1848, Jon Riley heads a group of Irish-born Roman Catholic soldiers in the U.S. Army. The group faces religious prejudice in the predominantly Protestant military. In the midst of the war against Mexico, Riley and some of his fellow soldiers go to a Catholic Church and are cruelly punished as a result. Because of this, they defect to the Mexican Army, where they meet guerrilla leader Cortina, with whom they forge an unlikely bond.

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Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Jan 30, 2004
C+
An earnest, flawed film for thoughtful, critical viewing. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Dec 27, 2009
2/4
Weighed down by the traditional Hollywood trappings. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 6, 2005
3/5
An interesting historical drama about a little-known incident that would have been much better had someone like John Milius directed it. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 27, 2005
2/5
Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Jul 14, 2004
2/10
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Cast & Crew

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Lance Hool

Director

Tom Berenger

Sgt.

Joaquim de Almeida

Cortina

Daniela Romo

Marta

Mark Moses

Col. Benton Lacy

Stuart Graham

Cpl. Kenneally

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One Man's Hero

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Synopsis In 1848, Jon Riley heads a group of Irish-born Roman Catholic soldiers in the U.S. Army. The group faces religious prejudice in the predominantly Protestant military. In the midst of the war against Mexico, Riley and some of his fellow soldiers go to a Catholic Church and are cruelly punished as a result. Because of this, they defect to the Mexican Army, where they meet guerrilla leader Cortina, with whom they forge an unlikely bond.
Director
Lance Hool
Producer
Conrad Hool, Lance Hool, William J. Macdonald
Screenwriter
Milton S. Gelman
Distributor
Orion Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co
Hool/Macdonald Productions, Televisa S.A. de C.V., Fílmax, Silver Lion Films, Arco Films, Producciones San Patricia
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 2, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$229.3K
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
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