TV Series

The Cowra Breakout (1985)

• First aired April 16, 1985
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 4
• 2h 0m per episode

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.

Starring

Alan David Lee, Tracy Mann, Dennis Miller