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The Cowra Breakout (1985)
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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Production companies: Kennedy Miller Productions
Network: Network Ten
Runtime: 480 min.
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Released: April 15, 1985
Last Air Date: April 23, 1985, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
