The Cowra Breakout
4.5
July 1984
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.
Runtime:
4 hours 10 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
Chris Noonan