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Absent Without Leave

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Calorie Rating: 146
Released: 1993-02-20
Running Time: 104 Minutes
Studios: New Zealand Film Commission, Meridian Films,


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.

Director / Directors

John Laing
Director


Cast

Craig McLachlan
Character: James Edwards
Katrina Hobbs
Character: Daisy Edwards
Tony Barry
Character: Peter

Judie Douglass
Character: Ella
Ken Blackburn
Character: C.O.
Tony Burton
Character: Constable

Francis Bell
Character: Paddy
Robyn Malcolm
Character: Betty
David Copeland
Character: Claude

Desmond Kelly
Character: Daisy's Father
Rebecca Hobbs
Character: Daisy's Sister
Joan Foster
Character: Daisy's Stepmother

Mark Hadlow
Character: Prison Corporal
Jed Brophy
Character: Joe
Stephen Gledhill
Character: Tearoom Man


Production and Crew

Don McGlashan
Original Music Composer
Glenis Foster
Costume Design

James Edwards
Screenplay
Graeme Tetley
Screenplay
Danny Black
Art Direction

Allen Guilford
Director of Photography
Rick Kofoed
Production Design
Jan Haynes
Production Manager

Robin Laing
Producer