The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
(1987)

There is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit.

Released: 1987-10-31

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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

as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

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Sônia Braga

as Emily Del Pino Pacheco

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Charles Durning

as Warden Hardy

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Kyra Sedgwick

as Lillian Salo

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James Keach

as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns

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Clancy Brown

as Flagg

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Elisha Cook Jr.

as Pappy Glue

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William Sanderson

as Trump

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Taj Mahal

as Bones

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Paul Benjamin

as Big Sam

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Bill Bolender

as Rayford

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Esther Benson

as Mother Burns

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Bert Conway

as Father Burns

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Charles Carroll

as Hobo #1

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Ransom Andrews

as Hobo #2

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Stan Sturing

as Burn's Atlanta Lawyer

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John Mitchum

as Atlanta Judge

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Taylor Presnell

as George Seales

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Roy Morgan

as Deebo

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Bert Williams

as Police Chief

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