The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

★ 6.6 1h 55m IMDb
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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.

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

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Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts Died 2025 · Los Angeles, California, USA Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting wi...
Sonia Braga
Sonia Braga as Emily Del Pino Pacheco Age 75 · Maringá, Paraná, Brazil Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She's known for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She...
Charles Durning
Charles Durning as Warden Hardy Died 2012 · Highland Falls, New York, USA Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor. He best-known films include The Sting (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), True Confessions (1981), Tootsie (1982), D...
Kyra Sedgwick
Kyra Sedgwick as Lillian Salo Age 60 · New York City, New York, USA Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (born August 19, 1965) is an American actress. Sedgwick is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama The Closer. Sedgwick's rol...
James Keach
James Keach as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns Age 78 · Savannah, Georgia, USA James Keach is an American actor, director and producer who has been active in Hollywood since the early 1970s. He is widely recognized for his work on the classic western film The Long Riders (1980)...
Clancy Brown
Clancy Brown as Flagg Age 67 · Urbana, Ohio, USA Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. His film role...
Director Daniel Mann
Cast Val Kilmer, Sonia Braga, Charles Durning, Kyra Sedgwick, James Keach, Clancy Brown, Elisha Cook Jr., William Sanderson, Taj Mahal, Paul Benjamin

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