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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) — OmList

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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

directed by Daniel Mann

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

19871h 55mDrama

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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

directed by Daniel Mann

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

19871h 55mDrama

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§ Synopsis

Drama · TV Movie

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

§ Crew

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Director

Writer

Cinematography

Music

Charles Bernstein

§ Cast

8 of 40

Val Kilmer

as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

Sonia Braga

as Emily Del Pino Pacheco

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

as Warden Hardy

Kyra Sedgwick

as Lillian Salo

James Keach

as Father Vincent Godfrey Burns

Clancy Brown

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

William Sanderson

William Sanderson

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