
The Cowra Breakout
19844h 10m
60%
3 TMDB ratings
Directed by Chris Noonan, Phillip Noyce
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.
A Powerful Drama of Men and Ideals at War
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- Release date
- July 1, 1984
- Runtime
- 4h 10m
- Director
- Chris Noonan, Phillip Noyce















