The Cowra Breakout
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Details
- Release: Apr 16 1985
- Language: English
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 4
Overview
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.
Credits
Paul Smith
Bob Davidson
Tracy Mann
Sally Murphy
Dennis Miller
Mick Murphy
Alan David Lee
Stan Davidson