The Cowra Breakout

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.

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  • Release Date: 1984-07-01
  • Runtime: 4h 10min
  • Directors: Chris Noonan, Phillip Noyce.

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Cast

  • Alan David Lee

    Stan Davidson