@@Edvdhlol yeah there using thheir brains n hidi g from both sidez not alot of Australians realised they were held against there own will by both sides under the threat of execution not many know because its hidden because of the shame associated with this fact
What a sad and true and amazingly relevant movie. I had no idea it was ever made. Our uncle was in New Guinea and died there. Our deepest respect to all our men and women who were there, for us. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for posting this movie which gives us some idea of the realities of that time. An uncle of mine, a brother of my Mum was captured by the Japanese. He eventually came home, desperately thin with a huge appetite but couldn't eat much. When I knew him he was still very lean, always looked ill, sad and was a quiet man. He never spoke to me of his experiences. He never bought a Japanese or German product. Of his two brothers, one was captured on Crete and had similar experiences with the Germans, surviving in a similar condition. He also never bought a Japanese or German product. The third brother was marked as 'dead' on a North African battlefield. He too survived after 72 pieces of shrapnel were taken from his body. My Father and his two brothers also served and had stories to tell. Listening to the woke pacifist experts of today makes me feel sick, they are clueless. This movie gives new generations some clues, thank you and especially I'm grateful for our freedoms to all who served.
Very interesting story there. As a person in High School currently, we barely learn about these things. I've learnt most of them by reading about them in the newspapers from the 40s as I am currently a teenager living in the dying generation of Second World War vets. I was fortunate to find an interview concerning my Great uncle, a gunner in the 2/7th Field Regiment [Vincent McNamara] at El Alamein and Tarakan. Beg pardon for asking, was your uncle an 8th Division man? the 8th Division was completely captured on Malaya in February 1942. Respect to all your relatives, they lived through something we can never imagine. I can only learn of their stories by one of my only passions; Researching Australian WW1/WW2 Soldiers.
My ancestors were at Waterloo and Trafalgar. My Grandfather was in the trenches. My Father North Africa. Four times my country has had to intervene in Europe. Most of the men and women I served with, a lot of them were in the far East, ether fighting or were prisoners of the Japanese. You can not even imagine what they went through. Woke is an American word which I doubt you know the meaning of. Americans have a dream "the American dream" In Britain we don't have a dream because we are already awake. Woke. Many pacifists volunteered for bomb disposal work in all theaters of war l, stretcher bearers, mine clearing, explosive experts, and intelligence gathering, Spying, and of course the regimental Chaplin, of all denomination, Hindu, Muslim, commonwealth and Indian troops. Serving in all branches of the armed forces.Going into battle in the front line, and becoming prisoners and suffering in the camps. All putting them self's in great personal danger, above and beyond the call of duty. All these people were ready to give their up all their tomorrow's for your todays. You owe it to those who made that sacrifice to learn from them.
@@henryjohnfacey8213 Well said, it's becoming lamentably fashionable, woke, to white wash the Germans and Japanese of that period. Never let it be forgotten or 'sanitised', the Germans and Japanese then were representing two of the most evil and barbaric regimes in history.
I served in Vietnam and people would say to me, Oh it must have been horrible for you, but I think of these blokes on the Kokoda Track and WW1 and say it was nothing compared to what these blokes went through. My dad was KIA in WW2
As I am currently an Australian Army Cadet and research Australia's soldiers, I salute you, Sir! Slight question.. were you a Lieutenant in the Signals?
@@redtobertshateshandles There were cases in the First World War that I researched where soldiers used to inflict self harm to get out of the front.. mostly in France though. Although they do harm themselves, I still have respect for them as they actually wounded their self to get out of the rotten business.
ANZAC's is pretty good, about the Australians' in WW1. It focuses on a platoon in the 8th Battalion AIF. Not just the fighting, the struggle to have the Australian troops banded together under an Australian General, like the Canadians. It shows how the blokes from Queensland, New South Wales etc band together and become a nation. Paul Hogan is in it. all 5 1 hour 40 min episodes are on here, youtube. If you are an Aussie, you should check it out. If your not an Aussie, still watch it.
A poignant movie. It has captured what they went through. My father was shot and he only ever talked about it once and I have never forgotten it. Andy from New Zealand.
God bless your father. I was unfortunately born within this century, therefore I did not have the honor to meet any WW2 Veterans in my family except for a great-uncle [Vietnam, RAASC]
Two of our preachers and one of our friends survived the Bataan Death March. When they were freed they came home to tell about it. My nephew’s wife was a niece of one of the men. Her dad had been called to be drafted into the army but because he had two daughters and his brother wasn’t married and didn’t have any children he volunteer to go instead of her dad. However, after he returned home he later married and had two daughters and a son of his own. I’m 79 years old and I’m closely acquainted with most of both families. 😊
l missed this first time around as l was working !! l thought about taping it but had given up as l had about 6 hours of recordings to catch up on other programmes ! l thought " Oh they 'll show it again soon !" but they never did ! Anyhow l bought on DVD about 15 - 20 years ago !! Well worth the money !!
simple and realistic, a good depiction, soldiers die, families struggle, and men come thru with obvious and unseen scars. I have seen many veterans cry about it, some question their salvation. I think God takes pride in His soldiers, and His door is always open to any who need Him. What a waste of good men, all over the world. Many had no choice but to go.For the survivors? God Bless Every One of YOU! You're my heroes! I'll meet the rest someday.
My grandfather was a corpal with the royal scots fusiliers DCM.. he then came to Australia and helped formed australian SAS. Im very proud of my grandfather and very proud to be australian. And i thank all australians for their service in all conflicts.
Interesting film, similar to my father's story. My father was in New Gunea for the 53rd who were a NSW CMF reserve group, some of them were sent off via ship on the day they enlisted. They were inadequatly trained, had little equipment, (eg, to conserve amunition, many had not even fired a gun in training) and the food was in short supply and very poor quality (eg they had contests to see who found the most weavles on thier plate]. In combat they did retreat after officers were shot. Dad ended up as a guard at Cowra during the break out, had to clean up afterwards and remained stationed there after the war to repatriate prisoners. The camp site still exists (no buildings or fences) and includes some information and memorials, worth a vist along with the Japanese garden if you are travelling that way.
Very interesting mate. Having a Chocko for a father is rather interesting - the CMF who were sent up were our saviours. The 53rd was somewhat significant itself, I recall their CO getting killed. I wish I could go up Cowra way, but stuck down in Victoria. Have you by chance seen your father's service record?
@@tankengine8889 yes, my brother has kept all the records. Almost impossible to read as the writing was very different style and they used a lot of army acronyms, for movements, bases, activity etc, almost in code. Worth a trip, when travelling from Vic it is not far past the Temora Air Museum and is on the way to Bathurst.
@@richlawrence4160 Ha, being 15 and born in a new generation, it was difficult to read my great great grandfathers record. I have his picture as my profile on youtube. That was 3 years ago, now I'm an 'Army Geek!'. I wrote an article on the real compound commander; Major Horden otherwise Major Robert Ramsay MC MiD.
G'day Mate, my uncle also served in the 53rd & unfortunately suffered what we now call PTSD from his experiences in New Guinea. He was a butcher by trade back home in Newcastle NSW & sadly he ended-up taking his own life in 1953, they never understood what PTSD was or that it even existed RIP Mick.
@@aussiedrifter it is quite sad how PTSD wasn't recognised. In 1914-18 war, I believe medical officers disputed the existence of shell shock and in recent times the Gulf War Syndrome is now actually PTSD (Or a mix of battle fatigue I believe). My great grandfather's brother (El Alamein, Tarakan; 2/7 Field Reg) admitted in later life that he had PTSD. Respect to your uncle Mick.
All good mates. I like the VHS look of old miniseries and shows, might just be me. Originally uploaded these for a friend, but decided others would look. Evidently I was correct.
@@adamgreig7775 I only have part 1, part 2 and this. I believe those are all the episodes that they made, as in part 2 they say that the Cowra Survivors sailed back home in March 1946.
My grandfather on my mothers side was in new guinea, my other grandfather never went into the army, he was a train driver working out of cowra, most of my fathers side still live in cowra.
Despite MacArthur's lack of confidence in the Aussie troupes, they proved themselves more than capable of holding off the Japanese. Even more so than the green American troops sent to help. The conflict over women was real and resulted on a fire fight between Aussie and American troops in an Australian railway station.. To say the least, MacArthur was not held in high esteem by the Aussies. Even so, the US Navy, Air support and paratroopers plus the Island hopping strategy proved to be critical in turning the tide of battle. The US air force spotted a convoy of Japanese transports carrying 15 thousand reinforcements and obliterated them, none survived.
The film is only @ 8:44 and I can already see it is going to be good, it will not matter if it is historically inaccurate as I have never heard of this action in WWII, that’s even if it happened at all, it might be a fictional story but I will bet it will show quite vividly what the ANZACs and other allied forces went through to protect their own countries interests and territory, from confident young men ready, or so they thought, for combat to the battle hardened and war weary warriors that came through the fighting in the worst possible environment victoriously, I hope the film captures some of the mental torment not just the physical, Thanks ANZACs and all who fought, and for many who died, in keeping the Japanese at bay from your home shores. R.I.P Lest We Forget. 👍🇬🇧🏴🇦🇺🇳🇿🇮🇳 Thank you for sharing this film, very much appreciated it. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴🇺🇸🇺🇦 P.S well I was completely wrong about the scenario of this film, I really was expecting it to be about the privations and brutality of jungle warfare through the eyes of the opposing forces, but so as not to give the game away I will not go into any detail, and the comments I made earlier on in the film still stand to some extent, an excellent story and looking forward to part 2.
A dramatisation to add mateship and love story into real historic events. Aust and USA forces definately in NG, the Victorian CMF are famous for holding the kakoda trail until the regular army forces could be repatriated from other battles. The Cowra camp existed and the breakout really happened killing hundreds of Japanese who suicide charged the machine guns.
It breaks my heart 💔when in the plane ✈️ it’s showing the men, and they look so young!!!💔💔💔It reminds me that so many of our young men died on foreign soil and away from mothers and fathers, wives, children and others who loved them. War truly is hell, in so many ways. 🥺🥺😢😢😢💔💔
I remember also seeing the lead actor Alan David Lee in the Tennessee Williams play "A Glass Menagerie" i saw it three times. It was the best play ive seem to this day.
Interesante filme del género bélico sobre un aspecto de la guerra, como es la redención y el perdón hacia el adversario. Simplemente conmovedor y aleccionador en sumo grado. Saludos y bendiciones a todos los cinéfilos de corazón desde Venezuela.
hadn't seen this before. My gym teacher at High was a guard there apparently. He was seen as a sort of hero by the student body. Of course never said anything to any of us. I had 2 cousins who fought in PNG. never said much but I got the strong impression from them it wasn't pleasant. apparently Blaymey was hated by the troops and they were always worried someone might shoot him
all that bravado at camp and they get in a fire storm and all that bravado dissipates even the officer ran away thought these Aussies stuck together only 2 mates stuck it out, under fire and both wounded.
@@tankengine8889not your fault. I don't think they are available anywhere. One scene has Peter Phelps' character bragging about throwing a grenade into a Japanese bunker. Another has Mel Gibson's brother Donal Gibson as 'Blackjack', a US marine that crawls into the jungle each night to kill Japanese with his knife. Until they ambush him. There may be more scenes too.
There were scenes when they met a group coming back from the log, an early one where two Japanese soldiers hanged themselves in captivity, an American who wanted a cigarette and shot a Japanese soldier trying to surrender who was strapped with explosives and when at St Francis Mission during the standoff Davidson threw a tin of corned beef that Hayashi thought was a grenade then they had a conversation in English. I think this version and the one I bought on DVD from Amazon has erased all cultural references to the Japanese, at the detriment to the story. I watched it on the BBC in England around 1990 and it was fantastic. The current version has so many plot holes it's almost unwatchable. If anyone can find the original I would love to see it again. A wonderful series
And another one where Davidson was back in Australia showing another soldier the pictures he took from Hayashi. Pictures with his wife. I always remember the line from Davidson 'wake up to yourself. Didn't want the war? They started the war! Even monkeys have girlfriends.....and children!'. The barmaid was called Merle
Sadly this appears to be the edited version, but I think it's the only one available now. The original that was screened had extra scenes in PNG. I assume they were edited for politically correct reasons.
I read that on the trail, giant butterflies 🦋 drunk the sweat of the men, a Japanese soldier’s diary recorded that the starved soldiers took the habit of eating the flesh of dead soldiers of both sides, it said that the Australian’s tasted good ! The face of war.
Love history, and people are the same the world over. If soldiers could talk to one another there would be a lot less war. Send the failed politicians instead.
The Cowra Breakout movie was disaster for the producers. They invited ex pats who served there ~ and most WALKED out they were so disgusted with the plot. I never watched it because of that very report. The Australians were made out to be the Villains!
It is surprising that there was a prisoner camp where there were Italians in Australia in WW2 ,who were brought into Australia from North Africa ? It is so stupid of a Japanese to perform Banzei Attack which was to rush towards enemies with only a bayonet.
@@commandingjudgedredd1841 I absolutely agree with you. I am from Korea which had been Japan,s colony from 1910 to 1945 when it forced Koreans to fight against American soldiers or Chinese ones as its slaves in WW2 when even Korean little schoolgirls had military training with bamboo spears .
i beg to differ.. the Australian fighting man was interesting yet confusing. Some were ill-disciplined, some were disciplined to the degree of a Grenadier Guardsman.
Nope, not a classic. Stan's character was pathetic. Stand the wimp was the catch cry of the film crew. New Guinea scenes were shot at Narrabeen, near Narrabeen Lakes. It was full of ticks. Director, Phil Nocye got a tick in the testicles and had to go to hospital. A few of the main Japanese cast were Shakespearean actors.
I'm more laughing at the fact that Nocye got a tick in the testicles! Either way, I feel it's a bit of a classic, but ofcourse, others have different opinions and I respect your opinion.
@@tankengine8889 I worked on Cowra Breakout. At the finish of the 18-week shoot, had two days to get from Sydney to Melbourne to start shooting Anzacs, again, other 18-week shoot.
All for nothing. Now they sold Australia. And left Australia people on the streets with nothing. And give all the best jobs .bank loans all to other people who come here by the thousands. And they have the ordasity to have a match every year.
Pity the Japanese couldn’t have extended such civility to our prisoners including civilian men women and children. That’s why they are disspised to this day. Friggen rats.😮
I'm not excusing the Japanese from WW2 but they did what they were led to believe. Doesn't make it right. In Cowra they were victims of their own culture. In Burma, China and the Pacific Islands they were savages without humanity, as they'd been taught. And millions were killed due to their inward looking inhumanity.
