- Oh, I'd say the odds against a successful escape are about 100-to-1.
- Right. But may I add another word, colonel?
- Please.
- The odds against survival in this camp are even worse.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:18:44.508 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- About the escape committee, sir. I've had a talk with Commander Shears...
- There won't be any escape committee.
- I don't understand, sir. Lieutenant Jennings has a plan.
- Yes, yes, I'm sure Jennings has a plan.
- I'm sure a man of Commander Shears' experience will back me up on that point.
- Oh, I'd say the odds against a successful escape are about 100-to-1.
- Right. But may I add another word, colonel?
- Please.
- The odds against survival in this camp are even worse.
- Why haven't you tried to escape, commander?
- Oh, I've been biding my time. Waiting for the right moment, the right company.
- Of course, it's normally the duty of a captured soldier to attempt escape.
[...]
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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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