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We're under the heel of a man who will stop at nothing to get his way.

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

You can hear this line at 00:41:37.087 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- And wouldn't the officers be better off working than suffocating in that hole?

- The men are doing a wonderful job. They're going as slow on it as they dare. But Saito's cut their food rations.

- And if he makes the sick men work. Well, they're going to die. That's all there is to it.

- Yes, I understand. Truly. But don't you see? It's a matter of principle. If we give in now, there'll be no end to it. No.

- Sir, we're lost in the jungle, a thousand miles from anywhere.

- We're under the heel of a man who will stop at nothing to get his way.

- Principle! No one will ever know or care what happens to us.

- Give in, sir. Please!

- I'm adamant. I will not have an officer from my battalion working as a coolie.

- Time.

- All right.

- Please thank those concerned.

[...]

The Bridge on the River Kwai Sound Clip

The Bridge on the River Kwai Poster

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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