The Cowra Breakout

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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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n/a 250 min

Type:

Movie

Country:

Australia

Genre:

War, Drama, Action, TV Movie

Release:

1984-07-01

Year:

1984

Director:

George Miller

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Cast:

Alan David Lee

The Cowra Breakout

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