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- I could have them all shot.
- Then who would build your bridge?

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

You can hear this line at 00:37:23.588 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- But it is insane to try and escape. Two soldiers shot, the third drowned. To what end? It was an escape from reality.

- There is your reality. This shows the position work should have reached by noon today. And this shows the position of actual progress.

- Because of your colonel's stubbornness, we are far behind schedule.

- That is not all.

- Enlisted prisoners sabotaged the work. Yes, I have seen it.

- I could have them all shot.

- Then who would build your bridge?

- Besides, are you sure it's sabotage? Perhaps the men don't work well without their own officers to direct them.

- My officers will direct them. Your officers will work beside them.

- That's for Colonel Nicholson to decide. As he pointed out, it's against the rules.

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

- He's mad, your colonel. Quite mad.

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I hate the British! You are defeated, but you have no shame. You are stubborn, but have no pride. You endure, but you have no courage.
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.
I tell you, gentlemen, we have a problem on our hands.
He is a bad engineer. He is unworthy of command. Therefore, I have removed him from his post.
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.
The Bridge on the River Kwai Sound Clip

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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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