The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
There is no prison strong enough to hold the human spirit.
115 mins
The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.
Esther Benson
Mother Burns
Bert Conway
Father Burns
Ransom Andrews
Hobo #2
Stan Sturing
Burn's Atlanta Lawyer
Taylor Presnell
George Seales
Roy Morgan
Deebo
Bert Williams
Police Chief
Lawrence Parks
Merle McBain
Billy Kane
Burley
Rony Clanton
Cowboy
Bill Gratton
Georgia Parole Board Official
Michael Clark
Detective #1
George Auld
Detective #2
Helen Hall
Bookstore Owner
Pat Minter
Trustee #1
Joe McCaig
Trustee #2
Harlan Jordan
Backwoodsman
Desmond Dhooge
Dog Handler
Dennis Pace
Chain Gang Prisoner
Page Doyle
Chain Gang Prisoner
Charles Floyd
Chain Gang Prisoner
Mitch Smith
Chain Gang Prisoner
Richard Nelson
Chain Gang Prisoner
Kenneth Cooks
Chain Gang Prisoner
Stephen Ham
Chain Gang Prisoner
Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.
Chain Gang Prisoner
Glynn Bradley
Chain Gang Prisoner
L. B. Jernigan
Chain Gang Prisoner
Robert Callender
Chain Gang Prisoner
Edward C. Langston
Chain Gang Prisoner
Tim Hicks
Chain Gang Prisoner
Charles McClelland
Chain Gang Prisoner
Walter Hannemann
Editor
Yoram Ben-Ami
Producer
Noel Rogers
Editor
Vincent M. Cresciman
Production Design
Diana Friedberg
Editor