The Cowra Breakout (1985)

Miniseries TV Show
Audience Score
70
The Cowra Breakout
NR April 16th, 19851 Seasons, 4 Episodes
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.

TV Show Details

Air Date:April 16th, 1985

Last Air Date:April 23rd, 1985

Network:Network Ten
Status:Ended
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Kennedy Miller Productions