August 1944, Cowra Australian POW camp. 1,104 Japanese prisoners stage a mass breakout, leaving 4 guards dead. 231 prisoners die from wounds or suicide, while 334 are recaptured within 9 days.
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Stan Davidson
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| Dennis Miller | ... |
Mick Murphy
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| Tracy Mann | ... |
Sally Murphy
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Andrew Lloyde | ... |
Lieutenant MacDonald
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Jun'ichi Ishida | ... |
Junji Hayashi
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| Kazuhiro Muroyama | ... |
Komatsu
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Sôkyû Fujita | ... |
Minami
(5 episodes, 1984-1991)
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| Tony Barry | ... |
Sergeant Best
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| Peter Phelps | ... |
Terry Moyes
(5 episodes, 1984-1991)
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| Nique Needles | ... |
Stinky Smith
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Peter Hehir | ... |
Padre
(5 episodes, 1984-1991)
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Alex Broun | ... |
Nobby
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David Slingsby | ... |
Den Den
(5 episodes, 1984-1991)
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David Sandford | ... |
Curtis
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Luke Hobbs | ... |
Athol
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Tom Appleton | ... |
Barnett
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Gerry Skilton | ... |
Spud
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Tony Benedict Smith | ... |
Nugget
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| Donal Gibson | ... |
Blackjack Devereaux
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Malcolm Wilson | ... |
G.I. #1
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Lee Rice | ... |
G.I. #2
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Mark Lorenzo | ... |
Walking Wounded
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Bobbie Tanabe | ... |
Exploding Japanese
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Susumu Hirayanagi | ... |
Sato
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Collins Gippey | ... |
Native Guide
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Van Markell | ... |
Doctor
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Michael Cloye | ... |
Medical Orderly
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Kokichi Ikeuchi | ... |
Japanese Officer
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Joe Martin | ... |
Comedian
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| Norman Kaye | ... |
Mr. Davidson
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| Carole Skinner | ... |
Mrs. Davidson
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| Julie Nihill | ... |
Merle
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Paul Smith | ... |
Bob Davidson
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Brian Moll | ... |
Doctor
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| Todd Boyce | ... |
Ernie Lieberman
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Patrick Phillips | ... |
Soldier in bar
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Fumikazu Morihashi | ... |
Okamura
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Mrs. Lawrence | ... |
Junji's Mother
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Laurie Moran | ... |
Corporal Doyle
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| Max Cullen | ... |
Private Hook
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| Simon Chilvers | ... |
Major Horden
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Allan Penney | ... |
Riley
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| Ernie Dingo | ... |
Murray
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| George Shevtsov | ... |
Yuri Shevkov
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| Rebecca Smart | ... |
Shirley Murphy
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Shari Flood | ... |
Therese Murphy
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Angela Ayers | ... |
Margaret Murphy
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Aussie Ostara | ... |
Elderly Guard
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Kerry Mack | ... |
Mary
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| Glenda Linscott | ... |
Heather
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Production Companies
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- BBC One (1991) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- CCV Video A/S (Norway) (VHS)
- Network Ten (1985) (Australia) (tv)
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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.
Written by Chris Hartcher |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This mini-series' closing epilogue states: "On 2nd March 1946, the Japanese ship Daikai Maru steamed out of Sydney Harbour carrying the surviving Cowra prisoners. Three weeks late they disembarked onto an empty wharf in Japan and disappeared into Japanese society. Many have never told their friends, their wives or their children that they were prisoners-of-war [POWs]. Today the 4 Australians and 231 Japanese who died in the breakout lie buried in the War Cemetery at Cowra. In [a] field nearby, cattle graze amongst the ruins of the [Cowra Word War II] Prisoner-of-War Camp." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Heaven's Burning: Cast and Crew Interviews (2001). See more » |