The Virgin Soldiers

John Dexter
1969-10-14

Sooner or later, they're going to get it
6.6
95 min

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.

Cast

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