Absent Without Leave (film)
1992 film
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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.[1] 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)."[2]
| Absent Without Leave | |
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| Directed by | John Laing |
| Written by | Graeme Tetley |
| Produced by | Robin Laing |
| Starring | Craig McLachlan |
| Cinematography | Allen Guilford |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Craig McLachlan as James Edwards
- Katrina Hobbs as Daisy Edwards
- Judie Douglass as Ella
- Tony Barry as Peter
- 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
- William Kircher as Sergeant Major
- Jed Brophy as Joe
