Released:
1984-07-01

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Chris Noonan, Phillip Noyce

Runtime:
4h 10min

Genre:
War, Drama, Action, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Alan David Lee
  as
  Stan Davidson