The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
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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Hywel Bennett
as Brigg
as Brigg
Lynn Redgrave
as Phillipa Raskin
as Phillipa Raskin
Nigel Davenport
as Sgt Driscoll
as Sgt Driscoll
Jack Shepherd
as Sgt Wellbeloved
as Sgt Wellbeloved
Nigel Patrick
as RSM Raskin
as RSM Raskin
Rachel Kempson
as Mrs Raskin
as Mrs Raskin
Michael Gwynn
as Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
as Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
Tsai Chin
as Juicy Lucy
as Juicy Lucy
Christopher Timothy
as Cpl Brook
as Cpl Brook
Don Hawkins
as Tasker
as Tasker
Geoffrey Hughes
as Lantry
as Lantry
Roy Holder
as Fenwick
as Fenwick
Wayne Sleep
as Villiers
as Villiers
Gregory Phillips
as Foster
as Foster
Riggs O'Hara
as Sinclair
as Sinclair
Peter Kelly
as Sandy Jacobs
as Sandy Jacobs
Mark Nicholl
as Cutler
as Cutler
Alan Shatsman
as Longley
as Longley
Jonty Miller
as Forsyth
as Forsyth
James Cosmo
as Waller
as Waller
Matthew Guinness
as Maj Cusper
as Maj Cusper
Robert Bridges
as Sergeant Fred Organ
as Sergeant Fred Organ
Jolyon Jackley
as Lance Cpl. 'Gravy' Browning
as Lance Cpl. 'Gravy' Browning
Graham Crowden
as MO
as MO
Dudley Jones
as Doctor
as Doctor
Brenda Bruce
as Nursing Sister
as Nursing Sister
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Bandmaster
as Bandmaster
Barbara Keogh
as WRAC
as WRAC
David Bowie
as Soldier
as Soldier
Warren Clarke
as Soldier
as Soldier
James Marcus
as Soldier
as Soldier
Jeremy Roughton
as Soldier
as Soldier
Naranjan Singh
as Sikh
as Sikh
Hallelujah
as F Yew
as F Yew
Jill Goldston
as Youn Female Officer (uncredited)
as Youn Female Officer (uncredited)
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Ian La Frenais
Writer
Writer
John Hopkins
Writer
Writer
John Dexter
Director
Director
Leslie Thomas
Novel
Novel
John McGrath
Writer
Writer
Alan Hall
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
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