Absent Without Leave
Absent Without Leave

Absent Without Leave

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1993
1h 44m
7.0(1 votes)
Romance
Drama
War

Overview

In 1942 Wellington, Daisy Edwards, 16 and pregnant, relies totally on her just-wed husband, Ed, who is little older than she. Ed is suddenly drafted into the army and is to be sent overseas to battle while Daisy is sent to her father in Auckland. When Ed's leave is cancelled at the last minute he takes the dangerous decision to go absent without leave to be with Daisy on her journey home. As a deserter, Ed is hunted, captured and imprisoned. Life inside is bad enought without the worry of what is going on outside. The film is based upon a true story.

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New Zealand Film Commission

Cast & Crew

15 members
Acting

Craig McLachlan

James Edwards

Craig McLachlan
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Katrina Hobbs

Daisy Edwards

Katrina Hobbs
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Tony Barry

Peter

Tony Barry
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Judie Douglass

Ella

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Ken Blackburn

C.O.

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Tony Burton

Constable

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Francis Bell

Paddy

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Robyn Malcolm

Betty

Robyn Malcolm
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David Copeland

Claude

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Desmond Kelly

Daisy's Father

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Production

Rebecca Hobbs

Daisy's Sister

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Joan Foster

Daisy's Stepmother

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Mark Hadlow

Prison Corporal

Mark Hadlow
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Jed Brophy

Joe

Jed Brophy
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Stephen Gledhill

Tearoom Man

Stephen Gledhill

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