The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
66 %|Oct 31, 1987|Drama
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.
Featured Crew
Daniel Mann
Director
Michael Campus
Writer
Charles Bernstein
Music
Taj Mahal
Songs
Walter Hannemann
Editor
Noel Rogers
Editor
Diana Friedberg
Editor
Vincent M. Cresciman
Production Design
Cast
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
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