If my Navy finds out who I am, those temporary orders you've got won't be worth the paper they're written on.
7 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:26:34.073 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Once that happens, I've got it made.
- Made!
- I'm getting worse, you know. Sometimes I think I'm Admiral Halsey.
- Well, it's quite a clever plan.
- It's not only clever, it's foolproof.
- This is your photograph, isn't it?
- Well, it took a bit of doing because naturally your people couldn't identify you at first.
- You see, we've known about your actual rank for nearly a week.
- Your Navy's in an awkward position.
[...]