The Cowra Breakout
– In August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass brea..
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.
Language:
English, Japanese
Main Actors:
Alan David Lee, Dennis Miller
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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