The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
1h 55m
Running Time
October 31, 1987Release Date
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
1h 55m
Running Time
October 31, 1987Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Val Kilmer
Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

Sônia 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

Taj Mahal
Bones / Songs

Paul Benjamin
Big Sam

Bill Bolender
Rayford

Esther Benson
Mother Burns

Bert Conway
Father Burns

Robert E. Burns
Writer

Charles Carroll
Hobo #1

Ransom Andrews
Hobo #2

Stan Sturing
Burn's Atlanta Lawyer

John Mitchum
Atlanta Judge

Taylor Presnell
George Seales

Diana Friedberg
Editor

Roy Morgan
Deebo

Bert Williams
Police Chief

Lawrence Parks
Merle McBain

Cathy Henderson
CastingDirector

Chris Mulkey
Burn's Chicago Lawyer

Billy Kane
Burley

Jerry Anderson
Speech Chairman

Rony Clanton
Cowboy

Warren Vanders
Stuckey

Tommy Bush
Chicago Judge

Bill Gratton
Georgia Parole Board Official

Michael Clark
Detective #1

George Auld
Detective #2

Helen Hall
Bookstore Owner

Pat Minter
Trustee #1

Joe McCaig
Trustee #2

Harlan Jordan
Backwoodsman

Julius Tennon
Nub

Desmond Dhooge
Dog Handler

Dennis Pace
Chain Gang Prisoner

Page Doyle
Chain Gang Prisoner

Charles Floyd
Chain Gang Prisoner

Mitch Smith
Chain Gang Prisoner

Richard Nelson
Chain Gang Prisoner

Kenneth Cooks
Chain Gang Prisoner

Stephen Ham
Chain Gang Prisoner

Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.
Chain Gang Prisoner

Glynn Bradley
Chain Gang Prisoner

L. B. Jernigan
Chain Gang Prisoner

Robert Callender
Chain Gang Prisoner

Edward C. Langston
Chain Gang Prisoner

Tim Hicks
Chain Gang Prisoner

Charles McClelland
Chain Gang Prisoner

Walter Hannemann
Editor

Noel Rogers
Editor

Diana Friedberg
Editor
Media.

Details.
Wiki.
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains is a 1987 American drama film directed by Daniel Mann, written by Michael Campus, and is based on the true story I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! by Robert Elliott Burns. The film stars Val Kilmer, Charles Durning, Sônia Braga, Kyra Sedgwick, James Keach, Elisha Cook, Jr. and Clancy Brown. The film premiered on HBO on October 31, 1987.
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