The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

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

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

Cast (50)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

T

Taj Mahal

Bones

Paul Benjamin

Big Sam

B

Bill Bolender

Rayford

E

Esther Benson

Mother Burns

B

Bert Conway

Father Burns

Charles Carroll

Hobo #1

R

Ransom Andrews

Hobo #2

S

Stan Sturing

Burn's Atlanta Lawyer

John Mitchum

Atlanta Judge

T

Taylor Presnell

George Seales

R

Roy Morgan

Deebo

B

Bert Williams

Police Chief

L

Lawrence Parks

Merle McBain

Chris Mulkey

Burn's Chicago Lawyer

B

Billy Kane

Burley

Jerry Anderson

Speech Chairman

Rony Clanton

Cowboy

Warren Vanders

Stuckey

Tommy Bush

Chicago Judge

B

Bill Gratton

Georgia Parole Board Official

M

Michael Clark

Detective #1

G

George Auld

Detective #2

H

Helen Hall

Bookstore Owner

P

Pat Minter

Trustee #1

J

Joe McCaig

Trustee #2

H

Harlan Jordan

Backwoodsman

Julius Tennon

Nub

D

Desmond Dhooge

Dog Handler

D

Dennis Pace

Chain Gang Prisoner

P

Page Doyle

Chain Gang Prisoner

C

Charles Floyd

Chain Gang Prisoner

M

Mitch Smith

Chain Gang Prisoner

R

Richard Nelson

Chain Gang Prisoner

K

Kenneth Cooks

Chain Gang Prisoner

S

Stephen Ham

Chain Gang Prisoner

C

Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.

Chain Gang Prisoner

G

Glynn Bradley

Chain Gang Prisoner

L

L. B. Jernigan

Chain Gang Prisoner

R

Robert Callender

Chain Gang Prisoner

E

Edward C. Langston

Chain Gang Prisoner

T

Tim Hicks

Chain Gang Prisoner

C

Charles McClelland

Chain Gang Prisoner

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