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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains poster

6.78 votes

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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987•1h 55m•Drama, TV Movie

There is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit.

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

Top cast

Val Kilmer

Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

Sonia Braga

Emily Del Pino Pacheco

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Kyra Sedgwick

James Keach

Father Vincent Godfrey Burns

Clancy Brown

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

William Sanderson

William Sanderson

Taj Mahal

Paul Benjamin

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Details

Director: Daniel Mann
Writer: Michael Campus
Original language: English
Release date: October 31, 1987
Status: Released