English prisoners! Notice I do not say English soldiers. From the moment you surrendered, you ceased to be soldiers.

— Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa)

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

You can hear this line at 00:21:12.072 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- And remember this: Our men must always feel they are still commanded by us and not by the Japanese. So long as they have that idea to cling to, they'll be soldiers and not slaves.

- Are you with me there, commander?

- Well, I, uh... I hope they can remain soldiers, colonel. As for me, I'm just a slave. A living slave.

- Queer bird. Even for an Ameri... Mm. He's been in isolation too long, poor chap.

- Cut off from his unit. It should be a lesson to all of us.

- English prisoners! Notice I do not say English soldiers. From the moment you surrendered, you ceased to be soldiers.

- You will finish the bridge by the 12th day of May.

- You will work under the direction of a Japanese engineer Lieutenant Miura.

- Time is short. All men will work.

- Your officers will work beside you. This is only just for it is they who betrayed you by surrender.

[...]

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