I had to do it. I had to do it. They might have been captured alive! It was the only thing to do!
8 seconds sound clip from the The Bridge on the River Kwai movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 02:38:37.305 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You?
- You!
(BRIDGE EXPLOSION, TRAIN FALLS IN THE RIVER)
- Madness!
- I had to do it. I had to do it. They might have been captured alive! It was the only thing to do!
[...]