Rent The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
3.2 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 31min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- A bawdy look at life in Britain's conscript army of the '50s, and how our 'virgin soldiers' spent two years defending King and country. Take Private Brigg (Hywel Bennett), for example, when he's not filling in forms or engaging the Malaysian bandits, he's out on manoeuvres with a Chinese dance-hall girl named Juicy Lucy (Tsai Chin). She is supposed to be a lady of easy virtue but, to Brigg's delight, she proves to be a lady of no virtue at all. Brigg also sets out on that most dangerous of all military operations - an affair with the Sergeant Major's daughter.
- Actors:
- Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Patrick, Rachel Kempson, Jack Shepherd, Michael Gwynn, Tsai Chin, Christopher Timothy, Don Hawkins, Geoffrey Hughes, Roy Holder, Riggs O'Hara, Gregory Phillips, Wayne Sleep, Peter Kelly, Mark Nicholl, Alan Shatsman, Jonty Miller, Jolyon Jackley
- Directors:
- John Dexter
- Producers:
- Leslie Gilliat, Ned Sherrin
- Writers:
- Leslie Thomas, John Hopkins, John McGrath, Ian La Frenais
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/03/2019
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- The Virgin Actors (2019, 29 mins): Roy Holder and Christopher Timothy recall their experiences on location
- Some Confidence (2019, 8 mins): writer Ian LaFrenais discusses his contributions to the screenplay
- 16mm Location Footage (1967, 14 mins): rare and previously unseen material shot during location scouting
- Operation Malaya (1953, 67 mins): David MacDonald's acclaimed feature-length docudrama on the Malayan Emergency
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Image Gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- Isolated Music and Effects Track
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
