The Cowra Breakout
1984, English. Directed by Chris Noonan & Phillip Noyce.
A Powerful Drama of Men and Ideals at War
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.
- Runtime
- 4h 10m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 1 July 1984
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The Cowra Breakout runs 250 minutes (4h 10m).
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The Cowra Breakout isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 July 1984. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Cowra Breakout?
The Cowra Breakout (1984) was directed by Chris Noonan and Phillip Noyce and stars Alan David Lee.