I must call your attention, Colonel Saito to Article 27 of the Geneva Convention.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:22:30.317 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Your officers will work beside you. This is only just for it is they who betrayed you by surrender.
- It is they who brought you here, not I. Therefore, they will join you in useful labour.
- That is all. Officer prisoners, collect your tools.
- Bradley, back in your place.
- I must call your attention, Colonel Saito to Article 27 of the Geneva Convention.
- Belligerents may employ as workmen prisoners of war who are physically fit, other than officers...
- By all means. You read English, I take it?
- I'm sorry, no. But if it's a matter of precise translation, I'm sure that can be arranged.
- You see, the code specifically states that the...
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Actors: Alec Guinness (Colonel Nicholson), Sessue Hayakawa (Colonel Saito), William Holden (Commander Shears), Jack Hawkins (Major Warden)
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