Absent Without Leave
A True Story of Love, Conscience and Duty
104 mins
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.
Judie Douglass
Ella
Ken Blackburn
C.O.
Tony Burton
Constable
Francis Bell
Paddy
David Copeland
Claude
Desmond Kelly
Daisy's Father
Rebecca Hobbs
Daisy's Sister
Joan Foster
Daisy's Stepmother
Allen Guilford
Director of Photography
Rick Kofoed
Production Design
James Edwards
Screenplay
Graeme Tetley
Screenplay
Glenis Foster
Costume Design
Don McGlashan
Original Music Composer
Paul Sutorius
Editor
Danny Black
Art Direction
Jan Haynes
Production Manager
Robin Laing
Producer