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.

Cast

Craig McLachlan

James Edwards

Katrina Hobbs

Daisy Edwards

Tony Barry

Peter

J

Judie Douglass

Ella

K

Ken Blackburn

C.O.

T

Tony Burton

Constable

F

Francis Bell

Paddy

Robyn Malcolm

Betty

D

David Copeland

Claude

D

Desmond Kelly

Daisy's Father

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