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You don't realise what a plum you are for us. Your knowledge of the area, your making friends in that village.

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

You can hear this line at 01:36:33.839 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Blast. This is awkward. Silly, it never occurred to me.

- Well, in that case, maybe...

- Yes, he's right. We'd better arrange some practice jumps for him immediately.

- I'll pop over and check with Freddie right away.

- All right, Chapman, you can run along.

- Yes, sir.

- Well, then, feel like a sniff of air?

- Yes, sir.

- You don't realise what a plum you are for us. Your knowledge of the area, your making friends in that village.

- It's almost as if your whole escape had been planned with us in mind.

- By the way, here's something that'll interest you. The new L pill.

- L pill?

- L for lethal. Instantaneous, painless. Much better than the old ones. For capture, of course.

- In other words, you're telling me not to be taken alive.

- I wouldn't recommend it.

- You see, if any of you get hurt or wounded on the trek, the others will have to leave them behind.

[...]

The Bridge on the River Kwai Sound Clip

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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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