The Cowra Breakout 1985
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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.
- Released: 1985-04-16
- Runtime: 120 minutes
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- Stars: Alan David Lee, Tracy Mann, Dennis Miller, Paul Smith
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