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The Cowra Breakout (1984–1991)

1 season4 episodes50 min per episode★ 7.4 · 154 votes

• Action
• Drama
• War

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.

First aired

April 16, 1985

Last episode

April 23, 1985

Network

10

Country of origin

Australia