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By the way, sir, I meant to tell you there are trees in this forest very similar to elm. And the elm piles of London Bridge lasted 600 years.

10 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:14:09.413 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Frankly, the consensus of opinion is that it's impossible. But we'll certainly give it a go.

- After all, we mustn't forget that we've wasted over a month through an unfortunate disagreement for which I was not to blame.

- Is there anything else?

- No. Thank you. The meeting is closed. Good night.

- I hope these Japanese appreciate what we're doing for them.

- For the moment, I'm not concerned with their appreciation.

- Good night, Clipton.

- Good night, sir.

- By the way, sir, I meant to tell you there are trees in this forest very similar to elm. And the elm piles of London Bridge lasted 600 years.

- Six hundred years?

- Yes, sir. Six hundred years. That would be quite something.

- Good morning. I'm looking for an American named Commander Shears.

- Oh, yes. Down on the beach.

- Oh, thank you very much.

- Kiss!

- Too many eyes.

- You give me powders, pills, baths, injections, enemas... when all I need is love.

- It's true. All you really need is love.

[...]

The Bridge on the River Kwai Sound Clip

The Bridge on the River Kwai Poster

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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