Virgin Soldiers (1969)
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This situation comedy finds rookie soldiers of the British Army trying to cope with military life while stationed in Malaya. Brigg (Hywel Bennett) is a young clerk who falls for the local school teacher Phillipa (Lynn Redgrave), the daughter of Royal Sergeant Major Raskin (Nigel Patrick). Brigg… More This situation comedy finds rookie soldiers of the British Army trying to cope with military life while stationed in Malaya. Brigg (Hywel Bennett) is a young clerk who falls for the local school teacher Phillipa (Lynn Redgrave), the daughter of Royal Sergeant Major Raskin (Nigel Patrick). Brigg loses his virginal status in an encounter with the prostitute Juicy Lucy (Tsai Chin), while Phillipa also becomes sexually active for the first time. The film strikes a nice balance between comedy and serious drama as the soldiers are put to the test when a train wreck necessitates their involvement, and later several soldiers try to get sick leave by requesting circumcisions. Brigg and Phillipa finally get together when a bombing raid puts them in close proximity in this engaging military comedy. The Kinks' Ray Davies wrote the title track. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Dexter
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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Cast
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Lynn Redgrave
as Phillipa Raskin
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Hywel Bennett
as Private Brigg
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Nigel Davenport
as St. Driscoll
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Nigel Patrick
as Regimental Sergeant Major Raskin
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Rachel Kempson
as Mrs. Raskin
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Jack Shepherd
as Sgt. Wellbeloved
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Michael Gwynn
as Lt. Col. Bromley-Pickering
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Tsai Chin
as Juicy Lucy
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Don Hawkins
as Tasker
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Geoffrey Hughes
as Landry
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Roy Holder
as Fenwick
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Riggs O'Hara
as Sinclair
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Gregory Phillips
as Foster
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Wayne Sleep
as Villiers
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Peter Kelly
as Sandy Jacobs
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Robert Bridges
as Sgt. Fred Organ
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James Cosmo
as Waller
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Dudley Jones
as Doctor
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Brenda Bruce
as Nursing Sister
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Matthew Guinness
as Maj. Cusper
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Graham Crowden
as Medical Officer
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Jolyon Jackley
as Lance Cpl. Browning
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Barbara Keogh
as WRAC
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Christopher Timothy
as Cpl. Brook
- David Bowie
