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