The Bridge on the River Kwai Quotes with Sound Clips

Famous quotes from the 1953 movie The Bridge on the River Kwai, featuring sound clips of the best lines and sfx.

Actors: Alec Guinness (Colonel Nicholson), Sessue Hayakawa (Colonel Saito), William Holden (Commander Shears), Jack Hawkins (Major Warden)

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1 Today, we rest. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.

— Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa)

2 But there are times when suddenly you realise you're nearer the end than the beginning. And you wonder. You ask yourself what the sum total of your life represents.

— Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness)

3 If you work hard, you will be treated well. But if you do not work hard, you will be punished.

— Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa)

4 Do not speak to me of rules. This is war! This is not a game of cricket.

— Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa)

5 He is a bad engineer. He is unworthy of command. Therefore, I have removed him from his post.

— Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa)

6 I don't mock the grave or the man. May he rest in peace. He found little enough of it while he was alive.

— Commander Shears (William Holden)

7 Produce of Scotland. I prefer it to sake.

— Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa)

8 Do you know what will happen to me if the bridge is not ready in time? -I haven't the foggiest. -I'll have to kill myself.

— Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa)

9 They say if you make one jump you've only got 50 percent chance of injury. Two jumps, 80 percent. And three jumps, you're bound to get your packet.

— Major Warden (Jack Hawkins)

10 Too much talk always spoils it.

— Commander Shears (William Holden)

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