The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
"There is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit."
Drama
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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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Cast
Val Kilmer
Robert Elliot Burns...
Sonia Braga
Emily Del Pino Pache...
Charles Durning
Warden Hardy
Kyra Sedgwick
Lillian Salo
James Keach
Father Vincent Godfr...
Clancy Brown
Flagg
Elisha Cook Jr.
Pappy Glue
William Sanderson
Trump
Taj Mahal
Bones
Paul Benjamin
Big Sam
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Bill Bolender
Rayford
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Esther Benson
Mother Burns
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Bert Conway
Father Burns
Charles Carroll
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Ransom Andrews
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