The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains1987

★6.7115 minDramaTV Movie

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

Director

Daniel Mann

Writer

Michael Campus

Score

Charles Bernstein Taj Mahal

Stars

Val Kilmer Sonia Braga Charles Durning

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Val Kilmer
as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Sonia Braga
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Charles Durning
as Warden Hardy
Kyra Sedgwick
as Lillian Salo
James Keach
as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
Clancy Brown
as Flagg
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Pappy Glue
William Sanderson
as Trump
Taj Mahal
as Bones
Paul Benjamin
as Big Sam
B
Bill Bolender
as Rayford
E
Esther Benson
as Mother Burns
B
Bert Conway
as Father Burns
Charles Carroll
as Hobo #1
R
Ransom Andrews
as Hobo #2
S
Stan Sturing
as Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
John Mitchum
as Atlanta Judge
T
Taylor Presnell
as George Seales
R
Roy Morgan
as Deebo
B
Bert Williams
as Police Chief
L
Lawrence Parks
as Merle McBain
Chris Mulkey
as Burn's Chicago Lawyer
B
Billy Kane
as Burley
Jerry Anderson
as Speech Chairman
Rony Clanton
as Cowboy
Warren Vanders
as Stuckey
Tommy Bush
as Chicago Judge
B
Bill Gratton
as Georgia Parole Board Official
M
Michael Clark
as Detective #1
G
George Auld
as Detective #2
H
Helen Hall
as Bookstore Owner
P
Pat Minter
as Trustee #1
J
Joe McCaig
as Trustee #2
H
Harlan Jordan
as Backwoodsman
Julius Tennon
as Nub
D
Desmond Dhooge
as Dog Handler
D
Dennis Pace
as Chain Gang Prisoner
P
Page Doyle
as Chain Gang Prisoner
C
Charles Floyd
as Chain Gang Prisoner
M
Mitch Smith
as Chain Gang Prisoner
R
Richard Nelson
as Chain Gang Prisoner
K
Kenneth Cooks
as Chain Gang Prisoner
S
Stephen Ham
as Chain Gang Prisoner
C
Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.
as Chain Gang Prisoner
G
Glynn Bradley
as Chain Gang Prisoner
L
L. B. Jernigan
as Chain Gang Prisoner
R
Robert Callender
as Chain Gang Prisoner
E
Edward C. Langston
as Chain Gang Prisoner
T
Tim Hicks
as Chain Gang Prisoner
C
Charles McClelland
as Chain Gang Prisoner

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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains1987

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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains1987

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