The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
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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, Rovi
- Starring:
- Val Kilmer, Charles Durning, (more)
- Director(s):
- Daniel Mann
Synopsis of The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
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, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
- Val Kilmer - Robert Eliot Burns
- Sonia Braga - Emily
- Elisha Cook, Jr. - Pappy Glue
- Clancy Brown
- Taj Mahal - Prisoner
- Charles Durning - Warden Hardy
- James Keach - Vincent Godfrey Burns
- William Sanderson - Trump
- Kyra Sedgwick - Lillian
- Director(s):
- Daniel Mann
- Writer(s):
- David Wyles
- Producer(s):
- Yoram Ben-Ami
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