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.

Details

Cast

Craig McLachlan

James Edwards

Katrina Hobbs

Daisy Edwards

Tony Barry

Peter

Judie Douglass

Ella

Ken Blackburn

C.O.

Tony Burton

Constable

Francis Bell

Paddy

Robyn Malcolm

Betty

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