All the work up to now has been quite useless.

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

You can hear this line at 01:10:16.184 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, I think that takes care of all the procedural matters.

- Now... Oh, yes. The next point is somewhat unpleasant for all concerned, I'm afraid.

- I'm sorry to tell you that we feel the position of the bridge was fixed rather hastily and, I have to add, incorrectly. Incorrectly?

- Unfortunately, yes.

- Incorrectly?

- Unfortunately, yes.

- Our engineer has made a careful study of the site and has come to the conclusion that the river bottom there is too soft.

- Too soft?

- Mud.

- All the work up to now has been quite useless.

- Reeves, will you carry on?

- Yes, sir.

- I've made tests. Those piles of yours could be hammered below water level before they'd hold. That bridge would collapse under the first train to cross it.

- Look, it's all here in black and white. The pressure and soil-resistance figures in tons per square inch.

- Just a moment, Reeves, before you get too involved.

[...]

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