Absent Without Leave
movie
A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty
Released February 20, 1993
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.
Cast
Craig McLachlan
as
James Edwards
Katrina Hobbs
as
Daisy Edwards
Tony Barry
as
Peter
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Judie Douglass
as
Ella
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Ken Blackburn
as
C.O.
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Tony Burton
as
Constable
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Francis Bell
as
Paddy
Robyn Malcolm
as
Betty
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David Copeland
as
Claude
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Desmond Kelly
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Daisy's Father
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Rebecca Hobbs
as
Daisy's Sister
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Joan Foster
as
Daisy's Stepmother
Crew
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Jan Haynes
as
Production Manager
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Danny Black
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Art Direction
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Paul Sutorius
as
Editor
John Laing
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Director
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Allen Guilford
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Director of Photography
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James Edwards
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Screenplay
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Graeme Tetley
as
Screenplay
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Don McGlashan
as
Original Music Composer
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Rick Kofoed
as
Production Design
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Glenis Foster
as
Costume Design
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Robin Laing
as
Producer