The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1987

1h 55m

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

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Val Kilmer
Robert Elliot Burns
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Sônia Braga
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
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Charles Durning
Warden Hardy
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Kyra Sedgwick
Lillian Salo
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James Keach
Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
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Elisha Cook Jr.
Pappy Glue
Esther Benson
Mother Burns
Bert Conway
Father Burns
Stan Sturing
Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
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John Mitchum
Atlanta Judge
Taylor Presnell
George Seales

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October 31, 1987 (United States)

Language

English

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