Movie Description
The Virgin Soldiers
(1969)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Dexter
- Writer : Ian La Frenais,John Hopkins,John McGrath
- Cast : Hywel Bennett,Lynn Redgrave,Nigel Davenport,Jack Shepherd,Nigel Patrick,Rachel Kempson,Michael Gwynn,Tsai Chin,Christopher Timothy,Don Hawkins,Geoffrey Hughes,Roy Holder,Wayne Sleep,Gregory Phillips,Riggs O'Hara,Peter Kelly,Mark Nicholl,Alan Shatsman,Jonty Miller,James Cosmo,Matthew Guinness,Robert Bridges,Jolyon Jackley,Graham Crowden,Dudley Jones,Brenda Bruce,Roger Lloyd Pack,Barbara Keogh,David Bowie,Warren Clarke,James Marcus,Jeremy Roughton,Naranjan Singh,Hallelujah,Jill Goldston
Cast
Brigg
Phillipa Raskin
Sgt Driscoll
Sgt Wellbeloved
RSM Raskin
Mrs Raskin
Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
Juicy Lucy
Cpl Brook
Tasker
Lantry
Fenwick
Villiers
Foster
Sinclair
Sandy Jacobs
Cutler
Longley
Forsyth
Waller
Maj Cusper
Sergeant Fred Organ
Lance Cpl. 'Gravy' Browning
Doctor
Nursing Sister
Bandmaster
WRAC
Soldier
Soldier
Soldier
Soldier
Sikh
F Yew
Youn Female Officer (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Virgin Soldiers
Status Released
Release Information
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1969-10-14
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 35m
Production CompaniesHighroad Productions,Columbia Pictures,Open Road Films
Genres
- War
- Comedy
- Drama
