The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
October 31, 1987•1h 55m•★ 6.7
DramaTV Movie
“There is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit.”
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.
Director
Daniel MannCast
Val Kilmer
Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Sonia Braga
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Charles Durning
Warden Hardy
Kyra Sedgwick
Lillian Salo
James Keach
Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
Clancy Brown
Flagg
Elisha Cook Jr.
Pappy Glue
William Sanderson
Trump
Taj Mahal
Bones
Paul Benjamin
Big Sam
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Bill Bolender
Rayford
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Esther Benson
Mother Burns
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Bert Conway
Father Burns
Charles Carroll
Hobo #1
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Ransom Andrews
Hobo #2
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Stan Sturing
Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
John Mitchum
Atlanta Judge
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Taylor Presnell
George Seales
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Roy Morgan
Deebo
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Bert Williams
Police Chief