The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

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

Cast for The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains...

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
Elisha Cook Jr.
Pappy Glue
Esther Benson
Mother Burns
Bert Conway
Father Burns
Stan Sturing
Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
John Mitchum
Atlanta Judge
Taylor Presnell
George Seales
Bert Williams
Police Chief
Lawrence Parks
Merle McBain
Chris Mulkey
Burn's Chicago Lawyer
Jerry Anderson
Speech Chairman
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