The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Daniel Mann1987-10-31
There is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit.
6.6
115 min
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Val Kilmer | Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts | Unowned |
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Sônia Braga | Emily Del Pino Pacheco | Unowned |
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Charles Durning | Warden Hardy | Unowned |
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Kyra Sedgwick | Lillian Salo | Unowned |
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James Keach | Father Vincent Godfrey Burns | Unowned |
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Clancy Brown | Flagg | Unowned |
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Elisha Cook Jr. | Pappy Glue | Unowned |
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William Sanderson | Trump | Unowned |
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Taj Mahal | Bones | Unowned |
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Paul Benjamin | Big Sam | Unowned |
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Bill Bolender | Rayford | Unowned |
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Esther Benson | Mother Burns | Unowned |
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Bert Conway | Father Burns | Unowned |
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Charles Carroll | Hobo #1 | Unowned |
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Ransom Andrews | Hobo #2 | Unowned |
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Stan Sturing | Burn's Atlanta Lawyer | Unowned |
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John Mitchum | Atlanta Judge | Unowned |
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Taylor Presnell | George Seales | Unowned |
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Roy Morgan | Deebo | Unowned |
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Bert Williams | Police Chief | Unowned |
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Lawrence Parks | Merle McBain | Unowned |
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Chris Mulkey | Burn's Chicago Lawyer | Unowned |
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Billy Kane | Burley | Unowned |
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Jerry Anderson | Speech Chairman | Unowned |
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Rony Clanton | Cowboy | Unowned |
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Warren Vanders | Stuckey | Unowned |
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Tommy Bush | Chicago Judge | Unowned |
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Bill Gratton | Georgia Parole Board Official | Unowned |
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Michael Clark | Detective #1 | Unowned |
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George Auld | Detective #2 | Unowned |
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Helen Hall | Bookstore Owner | Unowned |
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Pat Minter | Trustee #1 | Unowned |
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Joe McCaig | Trustee #2 | Unowned |
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Harlan Jordan | Backwoodsman | Unowned |
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Julius Tennon | Nub | Unowned |
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Desmond Dhooge | Dog Handler | Unowned |
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Dennis Pace | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Page Doyle | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Charles Floyd | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Mitch Smith | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Richard Nelson | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Kenneth Cooks | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Stephen Ham | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Clyde Hutchinson, Jr. | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Glynn Bradley | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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L. B. Jernigan | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Robert Callender | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Edward C. Langston | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Tim Hicks | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |
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Charles McClelland | Chain Gang Prisoner | Unowned |