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.
Released: Oct 14, 1969
Runtime: 95 minutes
Stars: Hywel Bennett, Lynn Redgrave, Nigel Davenport, Jack Shepherd, Nigel Patrick, Rachel Kempson
Crew: Ian La Frenais (Writer), John Hopkins (Writer), John Dexter (Director), Leslie Thomas (Novel), John McGrath (Writer), Alan Hall (Camera Operator)