The Virgin Soldiers (Original title)
Dates: 1969 (Copyright), 02 November 1969 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: John Dexter
Synopsis: Deals with a group of misfit soldiers of a British garrison near Singapore during the guerilla uprisings of the early 1950s.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
Releases
Date: 02 November 1969Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Length: 8676 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v209 n27 21 Jan 1970: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3236 18 Oct 1969 Page: 24
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3236 18 Oct 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Oct 1969 Page: 16
Title: [Variety - 29 Oct 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9737 17 Oct 1969 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9737 17 Oct 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v16 n3 December 1969 Page: 42
Title: [Films and Filming - v16 n3 December 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v36 n431 December 1969 Pages: 261-2
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v36 n431 December 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v203 n47 13 Dec 1968 Page: 12
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v203 n47 13 Dec 1968: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8448 FeetBFI identifier: C-185847
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8373 FeetBFI identifier: C-185848
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8414 FeetStock date: 1968BFI identifier: C-185849
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8468 FeetBFI identifier: C-185846
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8448 FeetBFI identifier: C-185847
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8373 FeetBFI identifier: C-185848
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8414 FeetStock date: 1968BFI identifier: C-185849
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Dates: 1969 (Copyright), 02 November 1969 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: John Dexter
Synopsis: Deals with a group of misfit soldiers of a British garrison near Singapore during the guerilla uprisings of the early 1950s.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
Releases
Date: 02 November 1969Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Length: 8676 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(34)
©: Columbia (British) Productions Ltd., Production Company: Open Road Films Ltd, Production Company: Highroad, Presents: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Presents: Carl Foreman, Executive Producer: Carl Foreman, Produced by: Leslie Gilliat, Produced by: Ned Sherrin, Production Manager: Eddie Pike, Production Manager: Derek Parr, Location Manager: Ray Corbett, Assistant Director: Claude Watson, Continuity: Kay Rawlings, Screenplay by: John Hopkins, Adapted by: John Mcgrath, Additional Dialogue by: Ian La Frenais, From the novel by: Leslie Thomas, Photographed by: Ken Higgins, Camera Operator: Alan Hall, Supervising Electrician: Roy Larner (Lee Electric (Lighting) Ltd.), Editor: Thelma Connell, Art Director: Frank White, Wardrobe: Jean Fairlie, Wardrobe: Charles Guerin, Make-up: Philip Leakey, Hairdresser: Gladys Leakey, Music Composed and Conducted by: Peter Greenwell, 'Virgin Soldiers March' Composed by: Raymond Douglas Davies, Sound Recordist: Brian Marshall, Sound Recordist: Nolan Roberts, Sound Editor: Roy Hyde, Sound System: RCA Sound Recording, Completed at: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(28)
Lynn Redgrave (Phillipa Raskin), Hywel Bennett (Private Brigg), Nigel Davenport (Sergeant Driscoll), Rachel Kempson (Mrs Raskin), Jack Shepherd (Sergeant Wellbeloved), Chin Tsai (Juicy Lucy), Michael Gwynn (Lt-Col. Bromley-Pickering), Christopher Timothy (Cpl. Brook), Robert Bridges (Sergeant Fred Organ), James Cosmo (Waller), Don Hawkins (Tasker), Roy Holder (Fenwick), Geoffrey Hughes (Lantry), Jolyon Jackley (L.-Cpl. "Gravy" Browning), Peter Kelly (Sandy Jacobs), Mark Nicholl (Cutler), Gregory Phillips (Foster), Alan Shatsman (Longley), Wayne Sleep (Villiers), Nigel Patrick (R.S.M. Raskin), Riggs O'Hara (Sinclair), Jonty Miller (Forsyth), Graham Crowden (Medical Officer), Dudley Jones (Doctor), Matthew Guinness (Major Cusper), Narajan Singh (Sikh), F. Yew ("Hallelujah"), David Bowie (soldier in bar)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: The Hollywood Reporter v209 n27 21 Jan 1970 Page: 18Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v209 n27 21 Jan 1970: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3236 18 Oct 1969 Page: 24
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3236 18 Oct 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Oct 1969 Page: 16
Title: [Variety - 29 Oct 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9737 17 Oct 1969 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9737 17 Oct 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v16 n3 December 1969 Page: 42
Title: [Films and Filming - v16 n3 December 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v36 n431 December 1969 Pages: 261-2
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v36 n431 December 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v203 n47 13 Dec 1968 Page: 12
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v203 n47 13 Dec 1968: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8448 FeetBFI identifier: C-185847
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8373 FeetBFI identifier: C-185848
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8414 FeetStock date: 1968BFI identifier: C-185849
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8468 FeetBFI identifier: C-185846
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8448 FeetBFI identifier: C-185847
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8373 FeetBFI identifier: C-185848
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8414 FeetStock date: 1968BFI identifier: C-185849
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)