The Virgin Soldiers

1969

Action / Comedy / Drama / War

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 38% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 38%
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 518 518

virgin based on novel or book singapore british army soldier national service

Plot summary

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.

Director

John Dexter Photo
John Dexter

Top cast

Nigel Patrick Photo
Nigel Patrick as R.S.M. Raskin
Roy Holder Photo
Roy Holder as 'The Virgin Soldiers' - Fenwick
Christopher Timothy Photo
Christopher Timothy as Cpl. Brook
Roger Lloyd Pack Photo
Roger Lloyd Pack as Bandmaster
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
780.75 MB
1280*688
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 1
1.49 GB
1904*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by RatedVforVinny 7 / 10

Still funny and with something to say.

'The Virgin Soldiers' concerns a collection of new recruits (in national service) and their exploits in a far-off, exotic Singapore. Deals with the endless boredom, fear of fighting an enemy they had no knowledge or concept of (they were never meant to have seen any action) and the endless pursuit of sexual conquests. Sterling cast of Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett and Nigel Davenport. Based on the highly successful novel of the same name.
Reviewed by boblam_ 7 / 10

All so true .....

Having seen this again i must say it gets better. I view it from the perspective of a soldier serving in Malaya, as it was at the time, in the mid-1950's the period in which the film is set. So much of the behaviour is very true to the real thing. In fact i almost see it as a commentary on army life at the time. The plot is almost credible , you would have to have been there. The 'atmosphere' of the period and place is captured in the b+w format. If anyone wants to know what army life was like in mid 1950's Malaya then this film will tell you more than any academic study. It certainly reflects the peculiar fun and horrors of National Service life. The plot thins towards the end but what precedes it makes viewing worth while.
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