I could have you shot. Those prisoners who tried to escape, they were in your charge.

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

You can hear this line at 00:36:14.974 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- One, two, three, pull! One, two, three, pull!

- No, no, no! Let go!

- You wish to see me?

- I've been trying to see you for three days.

- It's about Colonel Nicholson. He's been shut up in that hut...

- I could have you shot. Those prisoners who tried to escape, they were in your charge.

- I knew nothing about the escape.

- It does not matter. One must even respect those who tried.

- For a brief moment, between escape and death they were soldiers again.

- But it is insane to try and escape. Two soldiers shot, the third drowned. To what end? It was an escape from reality.

- There is your reality. This shows the position work should have reached by noon today. And this shows the position of actual progress.

[...]