The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Release: 1987-10-31
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 6.6
Drama
TV Movie
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.
Cast
Rony Clanton
as Cowboy
Jerry Anderson
as Speech Chairman
Warren Vanders
as Stuckey
Charles Durning
as Warden Hardy
Kyra Sedgwick
as Lillian Salo
Julius Tennon
as Nub
Clancy Brown
as Flagg
John Mitchum
as Atlanta Judge
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Pappy Glue
William Sanderson
as Trump
Charles Carroll
as Hobo #1
Val Kilmer
as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Sônia Braga
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
James Keach
as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
Taj Mahal
as Bones
Bill Bolender
as Rayford
Tommy Bush
as Chicago Judge
Paul Benjamin
as Big Sam
Chris Mulkey
as Burn's Chicago Lawyer
