The Cowra Breakout (1984)
In August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass breakout. Four guards are killed in the escape, and 231 prisoners die by wounds sustained or suicide, while 334 prisoners are recaptured over the subsequent nine days.
- Released
- 1984-07-01
- Genres
- War, Drama, Action, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 250 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Chris Noonan, Phillip Noyce
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 3 votes
Cast
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