Absent Without Leave

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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Cast

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  Craig McLachlan

  James Edwards

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  Katrina Hobbs

  Daisy Edwards

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  Tony Barry

  Peter

• Judie Douglass

  Ella

• Ken Blackburn

  C.O.

• Tony Burton

  Constable

• Francis Bell

  Paddy

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  Robyn Malcolm

  Betty

• David Copeland

  Claude

• Desmond Kelly

  Daisy's Father

• Rebecca Hobbs

  Daisy's Sister

• Joan Foster

  Daisy's Stepmother

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