The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
There is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit.
1987 | 115m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Daniel Mann |
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| Writer: | Michael Campus, Vincent Godfrey Burns |
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| The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 31, 1987 |
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| Director: | Daniel Mann |
| Writer: | Michael Campus, Vincent Godfrey Burns |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lawrence Parks | Merle McBain |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Campus | Writer |
| Walter Hannemann | Editor |
| Noel Rogers | Editor |
| Diana Friedberg | Editor |
| Vincent M. Cresciman | Production Design |
| Vincent Godfrey Burns | Book |
| Daniel Mann | Director |
| Taj Mahal | Songs |
| Mikael Salomon | Director of Photography |
| Charles Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Yoram Ben-Ami | Producer |
| Michael Campus | Executive Producer |
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