The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

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

6.7 October 31, 1987 1h 55m Released
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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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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

    Bill Bolender

    Rayford

  • Esther Benson

    Esther Benson

    Mother Burns

  • Bert Conway

    Bert Conway

    Father Burns

  • Charles Carroll

    Charles Carroll

    Hobo #1

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