The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains19871h 55mDramaTV Movie⭐67%8 TMDB ratingsDirected by Daniel MannThe true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.Sign in to add to watchlist & rateShareThere is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit.CastVal KilmerRobert Elliot Burns / Elliot RobertsSonia BragaEmily Del Pino PachecoCharles DurningWarden HardyKyra SedgwickLillian SaloJames KeachFather Vincent Godfrey BurnsClancy BrownFlaggElisha Cook Jr.Pappy GlueWilliam SandersonTrumpTaj MahalBonesPaul BenjaminBig SamBill BolenderRayfordEsther BensonMother BurnsBert ConwayFather BurnsCharles CarrollHobo #1Ransom AndrewsHobo #2Stan SturingBurn's Atlanta LawyerJohn MitchumAtlanta JudgeTaylor PresnellGeorge SealesRoy MorganDeeboBert WilliamsPolice ChiefLawrence ParksMerle McBainChris MulkeyBurn's Chicago LawyerBilly KaneBurleyJerry AndersonSpeech ChairmanRony ClantonCowboyWarren VandersStuckeyTommy BushChicago JudgeBill GrattonGeorgia Parole Board OfficialMichael ClarkDetective #1George AuldDetective #2Helen HallBookstore OwnerPat MinterTrustee #1Joe McCaigTrustee #2Harlan JordanBackwoodsmanJulius TennonNubDesmond DhoogeDog HandlerDennis PaceChain Gang PrisonerPage DoyleChain Gang PrisonerCharles FloydChain Gang PrisonerMitch SmithChain Gang PrisonerRichard NelsonChain Gang PrisonerKenneth CooksChain Gang PrisonerStephen HamChain Gang PrisonerClyde Hutchinson, Jr.Chain Gang PrisonerGlynn BradleyChain Gang PrisonerL. B. JerniganChain Gang PrisonerRobert CallenderChain Gang PrisonerEdward C. LangstonChain Gang PrisonerTim HicksChain Gang PrisonerCharles McClellandChain Gang PrisonerCrewDaniel MannDirectorVincent Godfrey BurnsBookMichael CampusWriterMichael CampusExecutive ProducerYoram Ben-AmiProducerMikael SalomonDirector of PhotographyWalter HannemannEditorNoel RogersEditorVincent M. CrescimanProduction DesignDiana FriedbergEditorTaj MahalSongsCharles BernsteinOriginal Music ComposerDetailsRelease dateOctober 31, 1987Runtime1h 55mDirectorDaniel MannMore like this⭐ 67%View details →Girl in the Box2016⭐ 63%View details →TalhotBlond2012⭐ 71%View details →Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault1996⭐ 65%View details →Starving in Suburbia2014⭐ 69%View details →I Am Elizabeth Smart2017⭐ 68%View details →Iron Jawed Angels2004⭐ 63%View details →Cheaters2000⭐ 61%View details →Heaven2019⭐ 66%View details →Return to Zero2014⭐ 69%View details →The Christmas Shoes2002⭐ 67%View details →Normal2003⭐ 61%View details →Mansfield Park2007Sign in to add & rate