Absent Without Leave (1993)
1h 44m
Running Time
February 20, 1993Release Date
Absent Without Leave (1993)
1h 44m
Running Time
February 20, 1993Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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 & Crew.

Craig McLachlan
James Edwards

Katrina Hobbs
Daisy Edwards

Tony Barry
Peter

Judie Douglass
Ella

Ken Blackburn
C.O.

Ken Blackburn
C.O.

Tony Burton
Constable

Francis Bell
Paddy

Robyn Malcolm
Betty

David Copeland
Claude

David Copeland
Claude

Desmond Kelly
Daisy's Father

Rebecca Hobbs
Daisy's Sister

Joan Foster
Daisy's Stepmother

Mark Hadlow
Prison Corporal

Jed Brophy
Joe

Stephen Gledhill
Tearoom Man

Allen Guilford
Director of Photography

David Long
Composer

John Laing
Director

Rick Kofoed
Production Design

James Edwards
Screenplay

Graeme Tetley
Screenplay

Glenis Foster
Costume Design

Diana Rowan
CastingDirector

Don McGlashan
Original Music Composer

Paul Sutorius
Editor

Danny Black
Art Direction

Jan Haynes
Production Manager

Robin Laing
Producer
Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
world war ii
new zealand
soldier
miscarriage
awol
Wiki.
Absent Without Leave is a 1992 New Zealand drama film directed by John Laing and starring Craig McLachlan. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. It was summed up by Russell Edwards of Filmnews as "an incomprehensible WW2 soap opera
about a dimwitted soldier (Craig McLachlan) and his whining clinging wife (Katrina Hobbs)."
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