The Cowra Breakout

Season 1 Episode 4: Episode 4

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.

Genre:

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

4

Cast:

Alan David Lee, Tracy Mann, Dennis Miller

Quality:

HD

Duration:

120 min

First Air:

1985

Rating:

5.7