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.
TV series
The Cowra Breakout
7/ 10· 21985120 min1 season · 4 episodes
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 4 episodes
1
- 1S1 E1
Episode One
Apr 16, 1985120 min
Corporal Stan Davidson (Alan David Lee) is still recovering from his war injury when he’s posted to the prisoner of war (POW) camp at Cowra. He assumes he’ll be guarding Italian prisoners. The camp has a relaxed feel about it and Italian PO
- 2S1 E2
Episode Two
Apr 17, 1985120 min
At the Cowra POW camp, another 100 Japanese prisoners have arrived and pour scorn on their compatriots for having accepted their prison status without a fight to the death for the honour of their Emperor and their families. They stage a rev
- 3S1 E3
Episode Three
Apr 22, 1985120 min
Stan has been placed in charge of security in the Japanese compound. His friend, Hayashi (Junichi Ishada) begs him to try to reverse the order to move some of the prisoners to another location. Stan desperately tries to understand what Haya
- 4S1 E4
Episode 4
Apr 23, 1985120 min
Starring
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- How many seasons of The Cowra Breakout are there?
- The Cowra Breakout has 1 season and 4 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of The Cowra Breakout?
- The Cowra Breakout has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 23, 1985.
- Who stars in The Cowra Breakout?
- The Cowra Breakout stars Alan David Lee, Tracy Mann, Dennis Miller, Paul Smith.
