Absent Without Leave
1993In 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.
Acted in
Craig McLachlan
as James Edwards
Katrina Hobbs
as Daisy Edwards
Tony Barry
as Peter
Judie Douglass
as Ella
Ken Blackburn
as C.O.
Tony Burton
as Constable
Francis Bell
as Paddy
Robyn Malcolm
as Betty
David Copeland
as Claude
Desmond Kelly
as Daisy's Father
Rebecca Hobbs
as Daisy's Sister
Joan Foster
as Daisy's Stepmother
Mark Hadlow
as Prison Corporal
Jed Brophy
as Joe
Stephen Gledhill
as Tearoom Man