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We'll set the charges against the piles about three feet under the water, I should think, and run the main wire downstream to the plunger.

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You can hear this line at 02:04:34.092 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- They've got a British officer working down there on his knees.

- The Japanese seem to be enjoying it too.

- If he knew we were here, it might boost his morale a little.

- If it wasn't for the train, we could set a time fuse and be miles away.

- Since we don't know what time it's going to cross tomorrow morning we'll have to do the job manually.

- We'll set the charges against the piles about three feet under the water, I should think, and run the main wire downstream to the plunger.

- The problem is where to hide it.

- Our side of the river is quite obviously used by the Japanese. They'd spot it at once.

- Look. Do you see those fallen tree trunks? And the grey rock just below them on that little beach?

- Yes, sir, I see them.

- That's our key position. It's on the wrong side of the river, but it's the only hiding place within feasible distance.

- As soon as the bridge goes up whoever's there will have to swim back.

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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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