The Virgin Soldiers
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.
Top Billed Cast
Hywel Bennett
Brigg
Lynn Redgrave
Phillipa Raskin
Nigel Davenport
Sgt Driscoll
Jack Shepherd
Sgt Wellbeloved
Nigel Patrick
RSM Raskin
Featured Crew
Ian La Frenais
Writer
John Hopkins
Writer
John Dexter
Director
Leslie Thomas
Novel
John McGrath
Writer
Alan Hall
Camera Operator
Peter Greenwell
Original Music Composer
Kenneth Higgins
Director of Photography
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