The Cowra Breakout (1984)
Actors:
Masaki Asai (actor),
Tony Barry (actor),
Todd Boyce (actor),
Bill Brady (actor),
Alex Broun (actor),
Simon Chilvers (actor),
Michael Cloye (actor),
Max Cullen (actor),
Ernie Dingo (actor),
Ben Franklin (actor),
Munehisa Fujita (actor),
Nic Gazzana (actor),
Donal Gibson (actor),
Noel Gilmour (actor),
Tom Appleton (actor),
Plot: 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.
Keywords: australia, based-on-true-story, bayonet, breakout, cave, christmas, diary, drawing, escape, escape-attempt
Genres:
Action,
Drama,
War,
Taglines: A Powerful Drama of Men and Ideals at War A Great Australian Story War, regardless of ideals, is a force that will only drive men apart...Humanity, if it survives the hate and horror, is the only quality that could ever unite them