David Bowie The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

David Bowie The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

David Bowie The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

David Bowie The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

The Virgin Soldiers is a 1966 comic novel by Leslie Thomas, inspired by his own experiences of National Service in the British Army.

The novel was turned into a film in 1969, directed by John Dexter, with a screenplay by the British screenwriter John Hopkins. It starred Hywel Bennett, Nigel Patrick and Lynn Redgrave. David Bowie cut his hair short to audition for a role but can only be seen in a brief shot in the finished movie, being pushed out from behind a bar. A sequel, Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers, followed in 1977 with Nigel Davenport repeating his role as Sgt Driscoll.

A young and uncredited David Bowie appears briefly as a soldier escorted out from behind a bar.

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