The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
1h 35m
Running Time
October 14, 1969Release Date
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
1h 35m
Running Time
October 14, 1969Release Date
Plot.
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British army base in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.
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Cast & Crew.
Lynn Redgrave
Phillipa Raskin
Hywel Bennett
Private Brigg
Nigel Davenport
Sergeant Driscoll
Nigel Patrick
R.S.M. Raskin
Rachel Kempson
Mrs. Raskin
Jack Shepherd
Sergeant Wellbeloved
Michael Gwynn
Lt. Col. Bromley-Pickering
Tsai Chin
Juicy Lucy
Christopher Timothy
Cpl. Brook
Geoffrey Hughes
Lantry
Don Hawkins
'The Virgin Soldiers' - Tasker
John Dexter
Director
Roy Holder
Fenwick
Wayne Sleep
Villiers
Leslie Thomas
Writer
Gregory Phillips
Foster
John Hopkins
Writer
Riggs O'Hara
Sinclair
John McGrath
Writer
Ian La Frenais
Writer
Peter Kelly
Sandy Jacobs
Leslie Gilliat
Producer
Mark Nicholl
Cutler
Alan Shatsman
Longley
Ned Sherrin
Producer
Jonty Miller
Forsyth
Peter Greenwell
Composer
James Cosmo
Waller
Kenneth Higgins
Cinematographer
Matthew Guinness
Maj Cusper
Thelma Connell
Editor
Robert Bridges
Sergeant Fred Organ
Jolyon Jackley
Lance Cpl. 'Gravy' Browning
Graham Crowden
MO
Dudley Jones
Doctor
Brenda Bruce
Nursing Sister
Roger Lloyd Pack
Bandmaster
Barbara Keogh
WRAC
David Bowie
Soldier
Warren Clarke
Soldier
James Marcus
Soldier
Jeremy Roughton
Soldier
Naranjan Singh
Sikh
Hallelujah
F Yew
Jill Goldston
Youn Female Officer (uncredited)
Alan Hall
Camera Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 14, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingR
Genres
Wiki.
The Virgin Soldiers is a 1969 British war comedy-drama film directed by John Dexter and starring Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Patrick and Rachel Kempson. It is set in 1950, during the Malayan Emergency, and is based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Leslie Thomas.
The film's popularity spawned a 1977 sequel, Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers with Nigel Davenport repeating his role as Sgt Driscoll.