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.

  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1987-10-31
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: English
  • Director: Daniel Mann
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Summary

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

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  • Val Kilmer

    as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

  • Sônia Braga

    as Emily Del Pino Pacheco

  • Charles Durning

    as Warden Hardy

  • Kyra Sedgwick

    as Lillian Salo

  • James Keach

    as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns

  • Clancy Brown

    as Flagg

  • Elisha Cook Jr.

    as Pappy Glue

  • William Sanderson

    as Trump

  • Taj Mahal

    as Bones

  • Paul Benjamin

    as Big Sam

  • Bill Bolender

    as Rayford

  • Esther Benson

    as Mother Burns

  • Bert Conway

    as Father Burns

  • Charles Carroll

    as Hobo #1

  • Ransom Andrews

    as Hobo #2

  • Stan Sturing

    as Burn's Atlanta Lawyer

  • John Mitchum

    as Atlanta Judge

  • Taylor Presnell

    as George Seales

  • Roy Morgan

    as Deebo

  • Bert Williams

    as Police Chief

  • Lawrence Parks

    as Merle McBain

  • Chris Mulkey

    as Burn's Chicago Lawyer

  • Billy Kane

    as Burley

  • Jerry Anderson

    as Speech Chairman

  • Rony Clanton

    as Cowboy

  • Warren Vanders

    as Stuckey

  • Tommy Bush

    as Chicago Judge

  • Bill Gratton

    as Georgia Parole Board Official

  • Michael Clark

    as Detective #1

  • George Auld

    as Detective #2

  • Helen Hall

    as Bookstore Owner

  • Pat Minter

    as Trustee #1

  • Joe McCaig

    as Trustee #2

  • Harlan Jordan

    as Backwoodsman

  • Julius Tennon

    as Nub

  • Desmond Dhooge

    as Dog Handler

  • Dennis Pace

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Page Doyle

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Charles Floyd

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Mitch Smith

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Richard Nelson

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Kenneth Cooks

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Stephen Ham

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Glynn Bradley

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • L. B. Jernigan

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Robert Callender

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Edward C. Langston

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Tim Hicks

    as Chain Gang Prisoner

  • Charles McClelland

    as Chain Gang Prisoner
Production Michael Campus Executive Producer
Editing Walter Hannemann Editor
Production Yoram Ben-Ami Producer
Editing Noel Rogers Editor
Art Vincent M. Cresciman Production Design
Camera Mikael Salomon Director of Photography
Writing Vincent Godfrey Burns Book
Editing Diana Friedberg Editor
Sound Taj Mahal Songs
Sound Charles Bernstein Music
Directing Daniel Mann Director
Writing Michael Campus Writer

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