The Cowra Breakout (TV Miniseries)
1984 · Movie · 500 min. · Australia
TV Mini-series. 10 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.
Direction Chris Noonan · Phillip Noyce
Cast Alan David Lee · Dennis Miller · Andrew Lloyde · Tony Barry · Peter Phelps · Nique Needles · Peter Hehir · Alex Broun · David Slingsby · David Sanford · Luke Hobbs · Tom Appleton · Gerry Skilton · Tony Benedict Smith · Donal Gibson · Todd Boyce · Max Cullen
Soundtrack William Motzing
Screenplay Margaret Kelly · Chris Noonan · Phillip Noyce
Cinematography Geoff Burton
Original title The Cowra Breakout
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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