DramaTV Movie
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
“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.
Directed by Michael Campus, Daniel Mann
67
User score
8 votes
Status
Released
Released
October 31, 1987
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
English
Top cast
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
Taj Mahal
Bones
Paul Benjamin
Big Sam
Bill Bolender
Rayford
Esther Benson
Mother Burns
Bert Conway
Father Burns
Charles Carroll
Hobo #1
Ransom Andrews
Hobo #2
Stan Sturing
Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
John Mitchum
Atlanta Judge
Taylor Presnell
George Seales
Roy Morgan
Deebo
Bert Williams
Police Chief
