The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1h 55m

6.6

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

Emily Del Pino Pacheco

Charles Durning

Father Vincent Godfrey Burns

Elisha Cook Jr.

William Sanderson

Charles Carroll

Burn's Atlanta Lawyer

Taylor Presnell

Burn's Chicago Lawyer

Speech Chairman

Georgia Parole Board Official

Bookstore Owner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Clyde Hutchinson, Jr.

Chain Gang Prisoner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Robert Callender

Chain Gang Prisoner

Edward C. Langston

Chain Gang Prisoner

Chain Gang Prisoner

Charles McClelland

Chain Gang Prisoner

Crew

Writer, Executive Producer

Vincent Godfrey Burns

Walter Hannemann

Diana Friedberg

Director of Photography

Vincent M. Cresciman

Production Design

Charles Bernstein

Original Music Composer