Those poor devils down there. Imagine being forced to build something like that in the condition they must be in.

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

You can hear this line at 02:03:48.510 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Still sorry we brought you along?

- Feeling better?

- Yeah.

- You're in command again, you know.

- Thank you, major.

- I can't understand it. It's such a solid, well-designed job.

- Not like the temporary bridges the enemy usually throws together. Look.

- Those poor devils down there. Imagine being forced to build something like that in the condition they must be in.

- They've got a British officer working down there on his knees.

- The Japanese seem to be enjoying it too.

- If he knew we were here, it might boost his morale a little.

- If it wasn't for the train, we could set a time fuse and be miles away.

[...]

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