The Cowra Breakout (1984)
A Powerful Drama of Men and Ideals at War
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.
- Date of release
- 1984-07-01
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 4h 10m
- Genres
- War, Drama, Action, TV Movie
- Director
- Chris Noonan, Phillip Noyce
Casting
- Alan David Lee — Stan Davidson
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