I kind of got used to being a commander, so when I arrived here at the hospital I took a look at the enlisted men's ward, then I took a look at the officers' ward and I said to myself, Let's let it ride along for a while.
16 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:25:31.928 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- So you changed uniforms with a dead man.
- I thought officers would get better treatment in prison camps.
- Not that it did me any good, because at Saito's camp, the officers worked along with the rest.
- Yes, there's always the unexpected, isn't there?
- There were certain definite advantages.
- Yes, I saw one of them on the beach.
- Anyway, that's the whole story. And the point of it is that you can't use me.
- You want an officer for your team. An American commander named Shears, and he doesn't exist.
- Once that happens, I've got it made.
- Made!
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