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The Cowra Breakout (1985)

Running Time

1
Seasons

4
Episodes

The Cowra Breakout (1985)

Name: The Cowra Breakout
Released: 1985-04-16

Running Time

1
Seasons

4
Episodes

April 16, 1985
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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This TV Show Is About.

Miniseries

Cast & Crew.

Alan David Lee

Stan Davidson

Dennis Miller

Mick Murphy

Tracy Mann

Sally Murphy

Paul Smith

Bob Davidson

Andrew Lloyde

Lieutenant MacDonald

Junichi Ishida

Junji Hayashi

Kazuhiro Muroyama

Komatsu

Sokyu Fujita

Minami

Tony Barry

Sergeant Best

Peter Phelps

Terry Moyes

Nique Needles

Stinky Smith

Details.

Release Date
April 16, 1985

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
4

Running Time
2h

Wiki.

The Cowra Breakout is a 1984 Australian mini series based on the Cowra breakout, focusing on the friendship between an Australian soldier and Japanese prisoner.