We're trying to discourage that word. It has such a melodramatic air about it.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:20:39.969 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- The major believes in keeping our training as close to real life as possible, sir.
- Oh, very good of you to come along. I hope they've been taking care of you.
- Well, come along, then. Colonel Green is looking forward to meeting you.
- Oh?
- Fascinating place, isn't it?
- Utterly charming. I didn't realise it was a commando school.
- We're trying to discourage that word. It has such a melodramatic air about it.
- Oh, sabotage, demolition, that line of country.
- It's quite harmless until it's detonated.
- It's completely waterproof and actually plastic. See? You can do what you like with it.
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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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