- But fortunately we have the means at hand: the bridge.
- The bridge, sir?
- The bridge.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:08:25.569 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- If this were your bridge how would you use the men?
- Well, sir, not the way they're doing it. It's utter chaos, as you can see at a glance.
- I tell you, gentlemen, we have a problem on our hands.
- Thanks to the Japanese, we now command a rabble. There's no order, no discipline.
- Our task is to rebuild the battalion.
- Which isn't going to be easy.
- But fortunately we have the means at hand: the bridge.
- We'll show them what the British soldier is capable of doing.
- I beg your pardon, sir. You mean you really want them to build the bridge?
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