The Cowra Breakout
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.\u2014Chris Hartcher <hartcher@ozemail.com.au>
Released1984
Rating7.6
GenreAction
Runtime50