One Man's Hero
| One Man's Hero | |
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 Poster of the DVD |
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| Directed by | Lance Hool |
| Produced by | Arturo Brito Jaime Comas Gil Julio Fernández Kristine Harlan Conrad Hool Lance Hool Joseph Brad Kluge William J. MacDonald Paul L. Newman |
| Written by | Milton S. Gelman |
| Starring | Tom Berenger |
| Music by | Ernest Troost |
| Cinematography | João Fernandes |
| Editing by | Mark Conte |
| Distributed by | Orion Classics (US) Arco Films S.L. (Mexico) |
| Release date(s) | September 24, 1999 |
| Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
One Man's Hero is a 1999 film starring Tom Berenger and directed by Lance Hool. The film has the distinction of being the last one released by Orion Pictures.
The film tells the story of Jon Riley and the Saint Patrick's Battalion, a group of Irish Catholic immigrants who desert from the mostly Protestant U.S. Army to the mostly Catholic Mexican side during the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848. The story centers around Riley and a couple men in his U.S. Battalion who are whipped for "desertion" when they travel to the Mexican side of the border to attend Mass. They escape to Mexico to hopefully find a ship back to Ireland only to find out that the U.S. and Mexico are now at war and if they are captured they could be hanged.
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[edit] Cast
- Tom Berenger as Sergeant / Lieutenant / Captain John Riley
- Joaquim de Almeida as Cortina
- Daniela Romo as Marta
- Mark Moses as Colonel Benton Lacy
- Stuart Graham as Corporal Kenneally
- Gregg Fitzgerald as Paddy Noonan
- Don Wycherley as Brian Athlone
- Wolf Muser as Corporal Schultz
- Luke Hayden as Seamus McDougherty
- Ilia Volok as Daniel Grzbalski
- Patrick Bergin as General Winfield Scott
- James Gammon as General Zachary Taylor
- Carlos Carrasco as Dominguez
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Captain Gaine
Prince Albert of Monaco, using the stage name of Kelly (his mother's maiden name), had a cameo appearance in the movie. He has a connection to Mexico through his grandfather, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, whose mother, Susana María de la Torre y Mier was a member of the Mexican nobility.
[edit] Awards
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2000 ALMA Award[1] | Outstanding Director of a Feature Film | Lance Hool | Nominated |
| 1999 Sundance Film Festival[2] | Exposé Award | One Man's Hero | |
| Human Rights Award | |||
| Peace Award |
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