The Cowra Breakout
en
PG-13
6
...July 1984
War
Drama
Action
TV Movie
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
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Budget:
N/A
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Director:
Phillip Noyce