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The Cowra Breakout

Not Rated
WarDramaActionTV Movie
4.5/10(2 ratings)

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.

07-01-1984
4h 10m
The Cowra Breakout

Movie Details

Production Info

Directors:
Phillip Noyce, Chris Noonan

Key Crew

Producer:
George Miller

Locations and Languages

Country:
AU
Filming:
AU
Languages:
en