The Cowra Breakout

Release Date: 1984-07-01

Runtime: 250

Languages: English | 日本語

Rating: 4.5

Votes: 2

Genres: War | Drama | Action | TV Movie

Director: Phillip Noyce

Description: 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, wh...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.Read More