The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987    1h 55m
Biography, Drama
7.196%66%
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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.
Directed By
Daniel Mann
Written By
Michael Campus
Studio
HBO Pictures, Home Box Office (HBO)

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Cast of The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
  • Val KilmerRobert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
  • Sônia BragaEmily Del Pino Pacheco
  • Charles DurningWarden Hardy
  • Kyra SedgwickLillian Salo
  • James KeachFather Vincent Godfrey Burns
  • Clancy BrownFlagg
  • Elisha Cook Jr.Pappy Glue
  • William SandersonTrump
  • Taj MahalBones
  • Paul BenjaminBig Sam
  • Bill BolenderRayford
  • Esther BensonMother Burns
  • Bert ConwayFather Burns
  • Charles CarrollHobo #1
  • Ransom AndrewsHobo #2
  • Stan SturingBurn's Atlanta Lawyer
  • John MitchumAtlanta Judge
  • Taylor PresnellGeorge Seales
  • Roy MorganDeebo
  • Bert WilliamsPolice Chief
  • Lawrence ParksMerle McBain
  • Chris MulkeyBurn's Chicago Lawyer
  • Billy KaneBurley
  • Jerry AndersonSpeech Chairman
  • Rony ClantonCowboy
  • Warren VandersStuckey
  • Tommy BushChicago Judge
  • Bill GrattonGeorgia Parole Board Official
  • Michael ClarkDetective #1
  • George AuldDetective #2
  • Helen HallBookstore Owner
  • Pat MinterTrustee #1
  • Joe McCaigTrustee #2
  • Harlan JordanBackwoodsman
  • Julius TennonNub
  • Desmond DhoogeDog Handler
  • Dennis PaceChain Gang Prisoner
  • Page DoyleChain Gang Prisoner
  • Charles FloydChain Gang Prisoner
  • Mitch SmithChain Gang Prisoner
  • Richard NelsonChain Gang Prisoner
  • Kenneth CooksChain Gang Prisoner
  • Stephen HamChain Gang Prisoner
  • Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.Chain Gang Prisoner
  • Glynn BradleyChain Gang Prisoner
  • L. B. JerniganChain Gang Prisoner
  • Robert CallenderChain Gang Prisoner
  • Edward C. LangstonChain Gang Prisoner
  • Tim HicksChain Gang Prisoner
  • Charles McClellandChain Gang Prisoner

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