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The Virgin Soldiers

 1969
 95 minutes (1 hrs 35 mins)
The Virgin Soldiers
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Production Country

United Kingdom

Production Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Dexter

Starring

Lynn Redgrave · Hywel Bennett · Nigel Davenport · Nigel Patrick · Rachel Kempson · Jack Shepherd

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
5th February 1970
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release
15th October 1969
Australia release date Australia release
16th April 1970

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 31st Oct '69
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £120.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 12

Chart position history

UK box office

31 Oct, 1969
1
7 Nov, 1969
2
14 Nov, 1969
2
21 Nov, 1969
2
28 Nov, 1969
2
5 Dec, 1969
2
12 Dec, 1969
2
19 Dec, 1969
3
26 Dec, 1969
3
2 Jan, 1970
3
9 Jan, 1970
3
16 Jan, 1970
4

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

16

16

Tous publics

18

18+

M

15

SOA

15

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £271.5 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

News from around the web
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)  IMDb Thu, 22nd October 2026

HYWEL BENNETT  Film Review Daily Sun, 26th July 2026

IDF soldier seen placing cigarette in Virgin Mary statue’s mouth in Lebanese village  The Times of Israel Wed, 6th May 2026

Forgotten British Moguls: Ned Sherrin and Terry Glinwood of Virgin Films  FilmInk Sat, 13th December 2025

Author Leslie Thomas dies, aged 83  The Guardian Wed, 7th May 2014

Leslie Thomas, Author of the Novel ‘The Virgin Soldiers,’ Dies at 83 (Published 2014)  The New York Times Tue, 20th May 2014