Absent Without Leave
Romance | Drama
Release Date
February 20, 1993
Duration
104 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
James Edwards
Craig McLachlan
Daisy Edwards
Katrina Hobbs
Peter
Tony Barry
Ella
Judie Douglass
C.O.
Ken Blackburn
Constable
Tony Burton
Paddy
Francis Bell
Betty
Robyn Malcolm
Claude
David Copeland
Daisy's Father
Desmond Kelly
Daisy's Sister
Rebecca Hobbs
Daisy's Stepmother
Joan Foster
Prison Corporal
Mark Hadlow
Joe
Jed Brophy
Tearoom Man
Stephen Gledhill
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