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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains poster

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

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

1987 1h 55m 6.7Movie
DramaTV Movie

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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Daniel Mann

Director

Michael Campus

Writer

Top Cast

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

Sonia Braga

Sonia Braga

Emily Del Pino Pacheco

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Warden Hardy

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Lillian Salo

James Keach

James Keach

Father Vincent Godfrey Burns

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Flagg

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Pappy Glue

William Sanderson

William Sanderson

Trump

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Bones

Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin

Big Sam

Bill Bolender

Rayford

Esther Benson

Mother Burns

Bert Conway

Father Burns

Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll

Hobo #1

Ransom Andrews

Hobo #2

Stan Sturing

Burn's Atlanta Lawyer

John Mitchum

John Mitchum

Atlanta Judge

Taylor Presnell

George Seales

Roy Morgan

Deebo

Bert Williams

Police Chief

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