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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
6.6
Released October 31, 1987Runtime 1h 55min

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.

Genres
  • Drama
  • TV Movie
Production Companies
    Production Countries
      Finances
      • Budget: $0
      • Revenue: $0
      • Profit/Loss: $0
      Cast
      posterVal KilmerRobert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
      posterSônia BragaEmily Del Pino Pacheco
      posterCharles DurningWarden Hardy
      posterKyra SedgwickLillian Salo
      posterJames KeachFather Vincent Godfrey Burns
      posterClancy BrownFlagg
      posterElisha Cook Jr.Pappy Glue
      posterWilliam SandersonTrump
      posterTaj MahalBones
      posterPaul BenjaminBig Sam
      posterBill BolenderRayford
      posterEsther BensonMother Burns
      posterBert ConwayFather Burns
      posterCharles CarrollHobo #1
      posterRansom AndrewsHobo #2
      posterStan SturingBurn's Atlanta Lawyer
      posterJohn MitchumAtlanta Judge
      posterTaylor PresnellGeorge Seales
      posterRoy MorganDeebo
      posterBert WilliamsPolice Chief
      posterLawrence ParksMerle McBain
      posterChris MulkeyBurn's Chicago Lawyer
      posterBilly KaneBurley
      posterJerry AndersonSpeech Chairman
      posterRony ClantonCowboy
      posterWarren VandersStuckey
      posterTommy BushChicago Judge
      posterBill GrattonGeorgia Parole Board Official
      posterMichael ClarkDetective #1
      posterGeorge AuldDetective #2
      posterHelen HallBookstore Owner
      posterPat MinterTrustee #1
      posterJoe McCaigTrustee #2
      posterHarlan JordanBackwoodsman
      posterJulius TennonNub
      posterDesmond DhoogeDog Handler
      posterDennis PaceChain Gang Prisoner
      posterPage DoyleChain Gang Prisoner
      posterCharles FloydChain Gang Prisoner
      posterMitch SmithChain Gang Prisoner
      posterRichard NelsonChain Gang Prisoner
      posterKenneth CooksChain Gang Prisoner
      posterStephen HamChain Gang Prisoner
      posterClyde Hutchinson, Jr.Chain Gang Prisoner
      posterGlynn BradleyChain Gang Prisoner
      posterL. B. JerniganChain Gang Prisoner
      posterRobert CallenderChain Gang Prisoner
      posterEdward C. LangstonChain Gang Prisoner
      posterTim HicksChain Gang Prisoner
      posterCharles McClellandChain Gang Prisoner
      Crew
      posterDaniel MannDirector
      posterVincent Godfrey BurnsBook
      posterMichael CampusWriter
      posterMichael CampusExecutive Producer
      posterYoram Ben-AmiProducer
      posterTaj MahalSongs
      posterWalter HannemannEditor
      posterNoel RogersEditor
      posterDiana FriedbergEditor
      posterVincent M. CrescimanProduction Design
      posterMikael SalomonDirector of Photography
      posterCharles BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
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