The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

Overview

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

Release date

Oct 31, 1987

Rating

6.643 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 55 minutes

Genres

Drama
TV Movie

Cast

Val Kilmer
As Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Sônia 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
Bill Bolender
As Rayford
Esther Benson
No picture available
As Mother Burns
Bert Conway
No picture available
As Father Burns
Charles Carroll
As Hobo #1
Ransom Andrews
No picture available
As Hobo #2
Stan Sturing
No picture available
As Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
John Mitchum
As Atlanta Judge
Taylor Presnell
No picture available
As George Seales
Roy Morgan
No picture available
As Deebo
Bert Williams
No picture available
As Police Chief
Lawrence Parks
No picture available
As Merle McBain
Chris Mulkey
As Burn's Chicago Lawyer
Billy Kane
No picture available
As Burley
Jerry Anderson
As Speech Chairman
Rony Clanton
As Cowboy
Warren Vanders
As Stuckey
Tommy Bush
As Chicago Judge
Bill Gratton
No picture available
As Georgia Parole Board Official
Michael Clark
No picture available
As Detective #1
George Auld
No picture available
As Detective #2
Helen Hall
No picture available
As Bookstore Owner
Pat Minter
No picture available
As Trustee #1
Joe McCaig
No picture available
As Trustee #2
Harlan Jordan
No picture available
As Backwoodsman
Julius Tennon
As Nub
Desmond Dhooge
No picture available
As Dog Handler
Dennis Pace
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Page Doyle
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Charles Floyd
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Mitch Smith
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Richard Nelson
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Kenneth Cooks
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Stephen Ham
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Glynn Bradley
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
L. B. Jernigan
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Robert Callender
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Edward C. Langston
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Tim Hicks
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner
Charles McClelland
No picture available
As Chain Gang Prisoner

Crew

Taj Mahal
Role: Songs
Walter Hannemann
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Role: Editor
Noel Rogers
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Role: Editor
Diana Friedberg
No picture available
Role: Editor
Vincent M. Cresciman
No picture available
Role: Production Design
Mikael Salomon
Role: Director of Photography
Michael Campus
Role: Executive Producer
Yoram Ben-Ami
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Role: Producer
Vincent Godfrey Burns
No picture available
Role: Book
Daniel Mann
Role: Director
Michael Campus
Role: Writer
Charles Bernstein
Role: Original Music Composer