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Release. October 31, 1987. ( 1987-10-31) The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains is a 1987 American drama film directed by Daniel Mann, written by Michael Campus, and is based on the true story I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! The film stars Val Kilmer, Charles Durning, Sônia Braga, Kyra Sedgwick, James Keach, Elisha Cook, Jr. and Clancy Brown.
Oct 31, 1987 · The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains: Directed by Daniel Mann. With Val Kilmer, Sonia Braga, Charles Durning, Kyra Sedgwick. 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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- Biography, Drama
- Daniel Mann
- 1987-10-31
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains. Jobless and desperate, World War I veteran Robert Eliot Burns (Val Kilmer) is arrested for theft and sentenced to work on a prison chain gang. Eager to get away ...
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- Daniel Mann
- TV-14
- Val Kilmer
Brief Synopsis. A movie that tells the true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner whose life inspired the film, "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang." After being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, the innocent Burns makes two daring escapes to astound the nation.
- Daniel Mann
- Edward C Langston
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Robert Elliot Burns is having flashbacks of the horrors of the World War and is on the streets protesting for himself angry at his inability to find a job and society's apathy towards veterans. The next day, he is at his parents home and his brother Vincent, a minister, tries to console him. Elliot wants to go down to Florida to find work.
Cast. Val Kilmer Sônia Braga Charles Durning Kyra Sedgwick James Keach Clancy Brown Elisha Cook Jr. William Sanderson Taj Mahal Paul Benjamin Bill Bolender Esther Benson Bert Conway Charles Carroll Ransom Andrews Stan Sturing John Mitchum Taylor Presnell Roy Morgan Bert Williams Lawrence Parks Chris Mulkey Billy Kane Jerry Anderson Rony ...
