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The Cowra Breakout (1984)

In the early hours of 5 August 1944, 1,100 Japanese prisoners launched a mass breakout from a POW camp near Cowra.

Length: 270 minutes

Original aspect ratio: 4 x 3 (TV)
Original classification rating: M

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