The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains poster

Movie · 1987

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

Released 31 October 1987 More from 1987 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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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How old were they?

Oldest first
John Mitchum
as Atlanta Judge
68
Taj Mahal
as Bones
45
Chris Mulkey
as Burn's Chicago Lawyer
39
Sonia Braga
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
37
Charles Carroll
as Hobo #1
35
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
68John Mitchum — oldest on the call sheet
35Charles Carroll — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast
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