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- Incorrectly?
- Unfortunately, yes.

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

You can hear this line at 01:10:03.333 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- What do you think, can we make a go of it?

- We'll do our best, sir.

- Fine.

- We must draw up our plans then arrange a conference with Saito, and set him straight.

- Well, I think that takes care of all the procedural matters.

- Now... Oh, yes. The next point is somewhat unpleasant for all concerned, I'm afraid.

- I'm sorry to tell you that we feel the position of the bridge was fixed rather hastily and, I have to add, incorrectly. Incorrectly?

- Unfortunately, yes.

- Incorrectly?

- Unfortunately, yes.

- Our engineer has made a careful study of the site and has come to the conclusion that the river bottom there is too soft.

- Too soft?

- Mud.

- All the work up to now has been quite useless.

- Reeves, will you carry on?

- Yes, sir.

- I've made tests. Those piles of yours could be hammered below water level before they'd hold. That bridge would collapse under the first train to cross it.

- Look, it's all here in black and white. The pressure and soil-resistance figures in tons per square inch.

[...]

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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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