Discovery Channel - Great Escapes and Prison Breaks (2000) Part 1 Chain Gang Breakout

Whether escaping from a prison or evading an enemy, individuals have shown extraordinary courage and inventiveness during their bids for freedom. “Great Escapes and Prison Breaks” details a number of prison breaks and escapes against the odds, including the mass breakout of Allied airmen from Stalag Luft III, immortalized in the movie The Great Escape.

Part 1: Chain Gang Breakout

Robert Burns was a shell-shocked World War I veteran arrested for a petty robbery in Geogia. As part of his punishment, he served on a chain gang. However he made an incredible escape, dodging bullets and bloodhounds, before embarking on an arduous and fraught ridden journey to Chicago, where he strted a new life. For seven years, Burns lived in peace - until his vengeful wife betrayed him to the authorities, “Chain Gang Breakout” reveals how Burns soon found himself back in irons and, incedibly, made a second successful escape! While on the run, he embarked on a one-man crusade to expose the atrocities of chain-gang punishment. He wrote a bestselling book and helped Warner Brother produce a movie about his experiences. From his original arrest to his final capture and the drama that followed, this is the fascinating odyssey of a man who didn't just run from the law - he changed it!

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