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The Cowra Breakout

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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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Released : 1985-04-23

Runtime : 120 minutes

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Stars : Alan David Lee, Tracy Mann, Dennis Miller, Paul Smith