- Well?
- It's like this. Colonel Nicholson won't give in to force. It's a question of principle.
8 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:43:33.120 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- It's insane to plan escapes.
- Three men killed, and to what end?
- Here. Here is where we must win through.
- The doc just looked at us and shook his head. Whatever that means.
- Means only one thing: The colonel won't give in.
- Well?
- It's like this. Colonel Nicholson won't give in to force. It's a question of principle.
- As medical officer, I must protest at the way he's being treated. It's a wonder he's still alive.
- Should a tragedy occur, it would be tantamount to murder.
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