The Cowra Breakout

The Cowra Breakout(1984)

07/01/1984 (US)War, Drama, Action, TV Movie4h 10m
4.5

"A Powerful Drama of Men and Ideals at War"

Overview

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.

Phillip Noyce

Director

Chris Noonan

Director

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