
The Cowra Breakout
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1984-07-01 • 4h 10m
A Powerful Drama of Men and Ideals at War
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.
- Directors
- Phillip Noyce, Chris Noonan

The Cowra Breakout
Visit website1984-07-01 • 4h 10m
4.5/10 • 2
A Powerful Drama of Men and Ideals at War
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.
- Directors
- Phillip Noyce, Chris Noonan
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Stan Davidson
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