It will be pleasant work, requiring skill. And officers will work as well as men.

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

You can hear this line at 00:12:25.963 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- My name is Nicholson.

- I am Colonel Saito.

- In the name of His Imperial Majesty I welcome you.

- I am the commanding officer of this camp which is Camp 16 along the great railroad which will soon connect Bangkok with Rangoon.

- You British prisoners have been chosen to build a bridge across the River Kwai.

- It will be pleasant work, requiring skill. And officers will work as well as men.

- The Japanese army cannot have idle mouths to feed.

- If you work hard, you will be treated well. But if you do not work hard, you will be punished.

- A word to you about escape. There is no barbed wire. No stockade. No watchtower. They are not necessary.

- We are an island in the jungle. Escape is impossible. You would die.

[...]

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