Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers
Film poster by Arnaldo Putzu
Directed by	Norman Cohen
Written by	Leslie Thomas
Based on	Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers by Leslie Thomas
Produced by	Greg Smith
Starring	Robin Askwith Nigel Davenport George Layton John Le Mesurier Warren Mitchell Robin Nedwell Edward Woodward Irene Handl Lynda Bellingham Fiesta Mei Ling Pamela Stephenson
Cinematography	Ken Hodges
Edited by	Geoffrey Foot
Music by	Ed Welch
Production company	Maidenhead Film Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	April 5, 1977 (1977-04-05)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers is a 1977 British film directed by Norman Cohen and starring Robin Askwith and Nigel Davenport. ^[1] It is a sequel to The Virgin Soldiers (1969). ^[2] The screenplay was written by Leslie Thomas based on his 1975 novel of the same name.

Plot

Two soldiers stationed in Singapore set off in pursuit of the fairer sex instead of carrying out their orders. Soon after their arrival on the exotic island, the two visit a local brothel and there encounter a pair of lusty nurses.

Cast

• Robin Askwith as Pte Brigg
• Nigel Davenport as Sgt Driscoll
• George Layton as Pte Jacobs
• John Le Mesurier as Col Bromley-Pickering
• Warren Mitchell as Morris Morris
• Robin Nedwell as Lt Grainger
• Edward Woodward as Sgt Wellbeloved
• Irene Handl as Mrs Phillimore
• Pamela Stephenson as Bernice
• Lynda Bellingham as Valerie
• David Auker as Lantry
• Fiesta Mei Ling as Juicy Lucy
• Miriam Margolyes as Elephant Ethel
• Patrick Newell as M.O. Billings

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Nigel Davenport rallied his men with a certain sweaty conviction when their train was ambushed at the end of the first Virgin Soldiers; he is called upon to perform a similar duty at the end of this desultory sequel, though this time the 'battle' is a distinctly scratch affair, consisting of a perfunctory exchange of fire in what looks unmistakably like an English wood. The knockabout trademark of the Cohen-Smith Confessions movies is stamped all over Stand Up Virgin Soldiers and guarantees that the action of Leslie Thomas' nostalgic novel is lowered to the level of banal trousers-down antics in the barracks with never a thought for plot development or what to do with the several characters introduced to the viewer in some detail and then left floating. Under the circumstances, Davenport's Sgt. Driscoll was probably heartily relieved to be invalided out of this Army." ^[3]

References

1. "Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
2. Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers at TCMDB
3. "Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 44 (516): 107. 1 January 1977. ProQuest   1305848178.

External links

• Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers at IMDb