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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.

Release: 1987-10-31
Runtime: 115 min
Rating: 6.6 / 10
Cast
Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer
Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Sônia Braga
Sônia Braga
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Charles Durning
Charles Durning
Warden Hardy
Kyra Sedgwick
Kyra Sedgwick
Lillian Salo
James Keach
James Keach
Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
Clancy Brown
Clancy Brown
Flagg
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Pappy Glue
William Sanderson
William Sanderson
Trump
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Bones
Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin
Big Sam
Bill Bolender
Bill Bolender
Rayford
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Esther Benson
Mother Burns
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Bert Conway
Father Burns
Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll
Hobo #1
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Ransom Andrews
Hobo #2
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Stan Sturing
Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
John Mitchum
John Mitchum
Atlanta Judge
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Taylor Presnell
George Seales