Season 1
1983 | 5 Episodes
The Cowra Breakout
War, Drama, Action
- BBC One
Australia
English- 1 Season (5 Episodes)
- 1984 - 1984
- Ended
In August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass breakout
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Storyline
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.
Country: Australia
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English, Japanese
Release Date: December 1, 1984
Also Known As: カウラ大脱走, BreakoutCowra la frontera, Cowra Breakout, Ucieczka z Cowry, The Cowra Breakout, Flykten från Cowra, Cowra | See more »
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Company Credits
Production Co: Kennedy Miller Productions
