The Cowra Breakout 1984
4.5/10 by 2 users
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.
- Released : 1984-07-01
- Runtime : 250 minutes
- Genre : War, Drama, Action, TV Movie
- Stars : Alan David Lee
- Director : Chris Noonan, Phillip Noyce, George Miller
