The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

• Director: Daniel Mann
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Crime Drama, Prison Film
• Themes: Starting Over, Escape From Prison, Home From the War
• Main Cast: Val Kilmer, Charles Durning, Sonia Braga, James Keach, Elisha Cook, Jr.
• Release Year: 1987
• Country: US
• Run Time: 113 minutes

Plot

This made-for-cable outing is a loose remake of the Paul Muni film I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. Val Kilmer inhabits the Muni role of World War I vet Robert Elliot Burns, whose exploits following his escape from a Southern work camp are detailed in episodic fashion. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Val Kilmer - Robert Eliot Burns
• Charles Durning - Warden Hardy
• Sonia Braga - Emily
• James Keach - Vincent Godfrey Burns
• Elisha Cook, Jr. - Pappy Glue

William Sanderson - Trump; Clancy Brown; Kyra Sedgwick - Lillian; Taj Mahal - Prisoner

Credit

Daniel Mann - Director, Charles Bernstein - Composer (Music Score), Mikael Salomon - Cinematographer, Yoram Ben-Ami - Producer, David Wyles - Screenwriter

Similar Movies

Cool Hand Luke; The Defiant Ones; I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang; Fled