The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Film1987115 min6.7/10 on TMDB
Directed by Daniel Mann
There is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit.
The story
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.
Cast & crew
Val KilmerRobert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Sonia BragaEmily Del Pino Pacheco
Charles DurningWarden Hardy
Kyra SedgwickLillian Salo
James KeachFather Vincent Godfrey Burns
Clancy BrownFlagg
Elisha Cook Jr.Pappy Glue
William SandersonTrumpTaj Mahal
Taj MahalBones
Paul BenjaminBig SamBill Bolender
Bill BolenderRayfordEsther Benson
Esther BensonMother BurnsExplore the crew
- Editor
- Walter Hannemann
- Editor
- Noel Rogers
- Editor
- Diana Friedberg
- Director of Photography
- Mikael Salomon
- Producer
- Yoram Ben-Ami
- Director
- Daniel Mann
- Writer
- Michael Campus
- Original Music Composer
- Charles Bernstein