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    Absent Without Leave

    104'

    1993-02-20

    8

    A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty

    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.

    DirectingJohn LaingWritingJames Edwards

    Cast

    1

    James Edwards

    Craig McLachlan

    1

    Daisy Edwards

    Katrina Hobbs

    1

    Peter

    Tony Barry

    1

    Ella

    Judie Douglass

    1

    C.O.

    Ken Blackburn

    1

    Constable

    Tony Burton

    1

    Paddy

    Francis Bell

    1

    Betty

    Robyn Malcolm

    1

    Claude

    David Copeland

    1

    Daisy's Father

    Desmond Kelly

    1

    Daisy's Sister

    Rebecca Hobbs

    1

    Daisy's Stepmother

    Joan Foster

    1

    Prison Corporal

    Mark Hadlow

    1

    Joe

    Jed Brophy

    1

    Tearoom Man

    Stephen Gledhill

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. New Zealand
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. New Zealand Film Commission
      2. Meridian Films
    • Vote Count: 2
    • Popularity: 0.4636
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Absent Without Leave

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