Absent Without Leave (1993)
"A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty"
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.
Top Cast
Craig McLachlan
James Edwards
Katrina Hobbs
Daisy Edwards
Tony Barry
Peter
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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
Robyn Malcolm
Betty
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David Copeland
Claude
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Desmond Kelly
Daisy's Father
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Rebecca Hobbs
Daisy's Sister
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Joan Foster
Daisy's Stepmother
Mark Hadlow
Prison Corporal
Jed Brophy
Joe
Stephen Gledhill
Tearoom Man
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