The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains backdrop

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.

Release Date: October 31, 1987

Status: Released

Genres:

Drama

TV Movie

66

Cast

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

Sonia Braga

Sonia 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

Rayford

Esther Benson

Mother Burns