The Virgin Soldiers
Sooner or later, they're going to get it
1969 | 95m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Dexter |
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| Writer: | Leslie Thomas, John McGrath, Ian La Frenais, John Hopkins |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 14, 1969 |
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| Director: | John Dexter |
| Writer: | Leslie Thomas, John McGrath, Ian La Frenais, John Hopkins |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, War |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, virgin, british army, singapore, soldier, national service |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Open Road Films, Highroad Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hywel Bennett | Brigg |
| Lynn Redgrave | Phillipa Raskin |
| Nigel Davenport | Sgt Driscoll |
| Jack Shepherd | Sgt Wellbeloved |
| Nigel Patrick | RSM Raskin |
| Rachel Kempson | Mrs Raskin |
| Michael Gwynn | Lt Col Bromley-Pickering |
| Tsai Chin | Juicy Lucy |
| Christopher Timothy | Cpl Brook |
| Don Hawkins | Tasker |
| Geoffrey Hughes | Lantry |
| Roy Holder | Fenwick |
| Wayne Sleep | Villiers |
| Gregory Phillips | Foster |
| Riggs O'Hara | Sinclair |
| Peter Kelly | Sandy Jacobs |
| Mark Nicholl | Cutler |
| Alan Shatsman | Longley |
| Jonty Miller | Forsyth |
| James Cosmo | Waller |
| Matthew Guinness | Maj Cusper |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Dexter | Director |
| Leslie Thomas | Novel |
| Alan Hall | Camera Operator |
| John McGrath | Writer |
| Ian La Frenais | Writer |
| John Hopkins | Writer |
| Peter Greenwell | Original Music Composer |
| Kenneth Higgins | Director of Photography |
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