The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

There is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit.

Drama TV Movie

The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.

star 6.6 7.1
  • Release Date: 1987-10-31
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Director: Daniel Mann

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Cast

  • Val Kilmer

    Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

  • Sônia 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

  • Bill Bolender

    Rayford

  • Esther Benson

    Mother Burns

  • Bert Conway

    Father Burns

  • Charles Carroll

    Hobo #1

  • Ransom Andrews

    Hobo #2

  • Stan Sturing

    Burn's Atlanta Lawyer

  • John Mitchum

    Atlanta Judge

  • Taylor Presnell

    George Seales

  • Roy Morgan

    Deebo

  • Bert Williams

    Police Chief

  • Lawrence Parks

    Merle McBain

  • Chris Mulkey

    Burn's Chicago Lawyer

  • Billy Kane

    Burley

  • Jerry Anderson

    Speech Chairman

  • Rony Clanton

    Cowboy

  • Warren Vanders

    Stuckey

  • Tommy Bush

    Chicago Judge

  • Bill Gratton

    Georgia Parole Board Official

  • Michael Clark

    Detective #1

  • George Auld

    Detective #2

  • Helen Hall

    Bookstore Owner

  • Pat Minter

    Trustee #1

  • Joe McCaig

    Trustee #2

  • Harlan Jordan

    Backwoodsman

  • Julius Tennon

    Nub

  • Desmond Dhooge

    Dog Handler

  • Dennis Pace

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Page Doyle

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Charles Floyd

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Mitch Smith

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Richard Nelson

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Kenneth Cooks

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Stephen Ham

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Glynn Bradley

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • L. B. Jernigan

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Robert Callender

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Edward C. Langston

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Tim Hicks

    Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Charles McClelland

    Chain Gang Prisoner