The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987The 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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Val Kilmer
as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Sônia 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
Stan Sturing
as Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
John Mitchum
as Atlanta Judge
Taylor Presnell
as George Seales
Roy Morgan
as Deebo
Bert Williams
as Police Chief
Lawrence Parks
as Merle McBain
Chris Mulkey
as Burn's Chicago Lawyer
Billy Kane
as Burley
Jerry Anderson
as Speech Chairman
Rony Clanton
as Cowboy
Warren Vanders
as Stuckey
Tommy Bush
as Chicago Judge
Bill Gratton
as Georgia Parole Board Official
Michael Clark
as Detective #1
George Auld
as Detective #2
Helen Hall
as Bookstore Owner
Pat Minter
as Trustee #1
Joe McCaig
as Trustee #2
Harlan Jordan
as Backwoodsman
Julius Tennon
as Nub
Desmond Dhooge
as Dog Handler
Dennis Pace
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Page Doyle
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Charles Floyd
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Mitch Smith
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Richard Nelson
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Kenneth Cooks
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Stephen Ham
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Glynn Bradley
as Chain Gang Prisoner
L. B. Jernigan
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Robert Callender
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Edward C. Langston
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Tim Hicks
as Chain Gang Prisoner
Charles McClelland
as Chain Gang Prisoner