 |
One Man's Hero (1999)Synopsis:
"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.
Resource Links:
|
|
|
Reviews & Analyses: One Man's Hero
Latest Questions |
Georgina is an ambitious young London professional who learns she has only one month left in which to conceive a chil...
|
 |
A film version of a well-known Georgian folk-tale. A young boy has to be immured into the walls of a fortress in orde...
|
 |
A satire of British news programmes. It parodies the 'hard-hitting' Gulf War-era style of journalism, as well as mock...
|
 |
Derek Thompson is 'The Tooth Fairy,' a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit o...
|
