The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

Drama

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

Cast

Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Val Kilmer
Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Sônia Braga
Rayford
Bill Bolender
Mother Burns
E Esther Benson
Father Burns
B Bert Conway
Hobo #1
Charles Carroll
Hobo #2
R Ransom Andrews
Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
S Stan Sturing
Atlanta Judge
John Mitchum
George Seales
T Taylor Presnell
Deebo
R Roy Morgan
Police Chief
B Bert Williams
Warden Hardy
Charles Durning
Merle McBain
L Lawrence Parks
Burn's Chicago Lawyer
Chris Mulkey
Burley
B Billy Kane
Speech Chairman
Jerry Anderson
Cowboy
R Rony Clanton
Stuckey
Warren Vanders
Chicago Judge
Tommy Bush
Georgia Parole Board Official
B Bill Gratton
Detective #1
M Michael Clark
Detective #2
G George Auld
Lillian Salo
Kyra Sedgwick
Bookstore Owner
H Helen Hall
Trustee #1
P Pat Minter
Trustee #2
J Joe McCaig
Backwoodsman
H Harlan Jordan
Nub
Julius Tennon
Dog Handler
D Desmond Dhooge
Chain Gang Prisoner
D Dennis Pace
Chain Gang Prisoner
P Page Doyle
Chain Gang Prisoner
C Charles Floyd
Chain Gang Prisoner
M Mitch Smith
Father Vincent Godfrey Burns
James Keach
Chain Gang Prisoner
R Richard Nelson
Chain Gang Prisoner
K Kenneth Cooks
Chain Gang Prisoner
S Stephen Ham
Chain Gang Prisoner
C Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.
Chain Gang Prisoner
G Glynn Bradley
Chain Gang Prisoner
L L. B. Jernigan
Chain Gang Prisoner
R Robert Callender
Chain Gang Prisoner
E Edward C. Langston
Chain Gang Prisoner
T Tim Hicks
Chain Gang Prisoner
C Charles McClelland
Flagg
Clancy Brown
Pappy Glue
Elisha Cook Jr.
Trump
William Sanderson
Bones
Taj Mahal
Big Sam
Paul Benjamin

Crew

Director
D Daniel Mann
Writer
Michael Campus
Music
Charles Bernstein
Songs
Taj Mahal
Editor
W Walter Hannemann
Editor
N Noel Rogers
Editor
D Diana Friedberg
Production Design
V Vincent M. Cresciman
Director of Photography
Mikael Salomon
Executive Producer
Michael Campus
Producer
Y Yoram Ben-Ami
Book
V Vincent Godfrey Burns