The Cowra Breakout
Movie| Title | The Cowra Breakout |
| User score | 4.5 |
| Release date | Jul 1, 1984 |
| Genre | War, Drama, Action, TV Movie |
| Director | Chris Noonan , Phillip Noyce |
| Production country | Australia |
| Run time | 250 min. |
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.
