The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

Name: The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1987-10-31
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Val Kilmer, Sonia Braga, Charles Durning, Kyra Sedgwick, James Keach

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.

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Released 1987-10-31 · 115 min · Drama

Directed by Daniel Mann

Cast

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
Bill Bolender as Rayford
Esther Benson as Mother Burns
Bert Conway as Father Burns
Charles Carroll as Hobo #1
Ransom Andrews as Hobo #2