There is your reality. This shows the position work should have reached by noon today. And this shows the position of actual progress.
— Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa)
11 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:36:58.767 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- 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.
- Because of your colonel's stubbornness, we are far behind schedule.
- Enlisted prisoners sabotaged the work. Yes, I have seen it.
- Then who would build your bridge?
[...]