Poster of The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

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

Release Date: 1987-10-31

Original Language: en

Genres: Unknown Genre

Rating:

Popularity:

3.157

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Cast Members

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

Esther Benson

Mother Burns

Bert Conway

Father Burns

Stan Sturing

Burn's Atlanta Lawyer

John Mitchum

Atlanta Judge

Taylor Presnell

George Seales

Bert Williams

Police Chief

Lawrence Parks

Merle McBain

Chris Mulkey

Burn's Chicago Lawyer

Jerry Anderson

Speech Chairman

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

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