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1987 Drama TV Movie 1h 55m

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

"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.

6.6 TMDB RATING
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Principal 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

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Ransom Andrews

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