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

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

You can hear this line at 00:41:49.224 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- 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.

- Everybody in the hospital contributed one piece. Reynolds stole the coconut.

- We'll be able to get you a little something from time to time. We've bribed one of your guards.

[...]

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