The Cowra Breakout (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Action, War
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1985-03-04
Ended: 1985-04-01
Network: Network 10
Country: AU
Airs on: Monday
Runtime: 50 minutes
In the early hours of 5 August 1944, 1,100 Japanese prisoners launched a mass breakout from a POW camp near Cowra.