The Cowra Breakout

A Powerful Drama of Men and Ideals at War

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Action
Drama
War
TV Movie

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 1, 1984
Original language: English
Cast: Alan David Lee
Director: Chris Noonan,Phillip Noyce
Producer: George Miller
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0135848