Movies
TV Shows
People
16/04/1985 2h 0m
70
User score

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.

Top billed cast

  1. Alan David Lee

    Stan Davidson

  2. Tracy Mann

    Sally Murphy

  3. Dennis Miller

    Mick Murphy

  4. Paul Smith

    Bob Davidson

  5. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 1985 | 4 Episodes

View All Seasons

Recommendations

  1. Prison Break81%
  2. The Prisoner77%
  3. The Terror73%
  4. Nine Perfect Strangers69%
  5. Prisoner76%
  6. Wu-Tang: An American Saga81%
  7. MacGyver73%
  8. The Handmaid's Tale81%
  9. Underbelly64%
  10. Escape at Dannemora74%
  11. The Hunting Party71%
  12. Animal Kingdom77%
  13. Zoo67%
  14. Oz81%
  15. Sprung77%
  16. Yellowjackets75%
  17. Pit Bulls and Parolees80%
  18. Silverpoint72%
  19. Daktari73%
  20. Alcatraz63%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Cowra Breakout

Keywords