British Comedy Guide
The Virgin Soldiers. Image shows from L to R: Phillipa Raskin (Lynn Redgrave), Brigg (Hywel Bennett). Copyright: Columbia Pictures
The Virgin Soldiers

The Virgin Soldiers

  • 1969 film

Comic war movie following the exploits of a bunch of National Service conscripts serving in Singapore in the 1950s. Stars Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport, Rachel Kempson, Tsai Chin and more.

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The Virgin Soldiers trivia

Producer Ned Sherrin originally offered the part of Brigg to Ray Davies, newly famous for fronting music group The Kinks. He declined, but did develop a first version of the film's score.

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