The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

6.7/10 • 115 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

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

Cast

Val Kilmer

Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

Sonia 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

Charles Carroll

Hobo #1

John Mitchum

Atlanta Judge

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