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We must fix the daily work quota for your men.

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

You can hear this line at 01:12:25.445 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Now, Colonel Saito, I have one more point...

- Now, there's another important decision that can't be postponed.

- As most of the British soldiers will be working on the bridge, only a small number will be available for railway work.

- So I must ask you to lend us some of your own men to reinforce the railway gang, so that the final stretch of track can be completed as quickly as possible.

- I have already given the order.

- We must fix the daily work quota for your men.

- At first I thought of setting it at a yard and a half so as not to overtire them, but don't you think it would be best if we made it the same as the british soldiers?

- That would also create a healthy competitive spirit.

- I have already given the order. (2)

- We'll try to surpass that, won't we, Hughes?

- Yes, sir.

- I think that completes the agenda for this evening.

[...]

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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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