''Absent Without Leave'' is a 1992 New Zealand
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
John Laing and starring
Craig McLachlan
Craig Dougall McLachlan (born 1 September 1965) is an Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television, the music industry and music theatre for over 30 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap o ...
. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.
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)."
Cast
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Craig McLachlan
Craig Dougall McLachlan (born 1 September 1965) is an Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television, the music industry and music theatre for over 30 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap o ...
as James Edwards
* Katrina Hobbs as Daisy Edwards
* Judie Douglass as Ella
* Tony Barry as Peter
* Ken Blackburn (actor), Ken Blackburn as C.O.
* Tony Burton as Constable
* Francis Bell (actor), Francis Bell as Paddy
* Robyn Malcolm as Betty
* David Copeland (actor), David Copeland as Claude
* Desmond Kelly (New Zealand actor), Desmond Kelly as Daisy's Father
* Rebecca Hobbs as Daisy's Sister
* William Kircher as Sergeant Major
* Jed Brophy as Joe
References
External links
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''Absent Without Leave'' (1993)at New Zealand Feature Film Database
1992 films
1990s New Zealand films
1992 drama films
New Zealand drama films
1990s English-language films
Films directed by John Laing
English-language drama films
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