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(More customer reviews)I first viewed this movie when I was a young child during the 80's on HBO and what I saw has stuck with me to this day. It was such an outstanding performance that I have modeled my own acting style on Val Kilmer. I have tried to find this movie in video stores on and off for years, but with no success. It's funny to find it here on Amazon but on VHS which is a completely dead medium. The fact is, Val Kilmer delivers here, along with the rest of the cast, the performance of a lifetime.
The Man Who Broke 1000 Chains is a true story about a war veteran who, desparate for money is coereced to commit robbery. Our hero tries to back out, but then is forced to help carry out the nefarious deed. The robbery goes wrong and our hero is imprisoned and forced to work on a chain gang. We see through the eyes of Robert Elliot Burns the inhumane conditions found in the chain gang system. The prisoners are treated with much less respect given to slaves. Beaten often and worked beyond fatigue. Luckily Robert manages to escape.
He flees to Chicago and becomes a successful business man, but always is aware of his escapee status. Of course, with a high profile, he is found and returned to the penal system. He then fights and escapes again and effects changes in the penal system which rippled through the country.
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