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Clips from The Bridge on the River Kwai

"...l'd have to kill myself."
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"Cheers."
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"I warn you, colonel..."
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"...if I am to die, others will die before me."
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"Do you understand that?"
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"-Major Clipton did mention that. -Well?"
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"That won't solve your problem."
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"But l'm sure we can arrive at a proper solution."
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"Please sit down."
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"Now, tell me, colonel..."
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"...do you agree that the first job of an officer is command?"
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"-Of course. -Good."
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"Now...."
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"Take this bridge of yours."
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"It's quite an enormous undertaking."
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"Frankly, I have grave doubts whether your lieutenant-- What's his name?"
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"-Miura. -Miura."
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"--is capable of tackling a job of such importance."
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"On the other hand, l have officers, Reeves and Hughes for instance..."
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"...who have built bridges all over India."
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"The men respect them."
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"It's essential for an officer to have that respect, I'm sure you agree."
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"If he loses it, he ceases to command."
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"And what happens then? Demoralization and chaos."
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"A pretty poor commander I would be if l allowed that to happen."
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"Perhaps you are not aware..."
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"...that the bridge is now under my personal command."
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"Really? And may l ask, are you satisfied with the work?"
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"-l am not! -You've proved my point."
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"I hate the British!"
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"You are defeated but you have no shame."
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"You are stubborn but have no pride."
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"You endure but you have no courage."
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"I hate the British!"
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"Pointless, going on like this."
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"Stay there!"
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"Stand down. Stand down!"
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"Battalion, attention!"
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"Battalion, stand at ease."
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"Please...."
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"Do you know what is the date today, colonel?"
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"I'm afraid I've lost count."
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"It's the anniversary of our great victory..."
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"-...over Russia in 1905. -Oh, yes."
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"Throughout East Asia we are celebrating this date."
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"In honour of this occasion..."
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"...l have given your troops a day of rest."
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"Many thanks."
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"I am declaring a general amnesty."
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"You and your officers may return to your quarters."
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"As part of this amnesty..."
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"...it will not be necessary for officers to do manual labour."
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"He's done it!"
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"Somebody deserves a medal, sir."
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"How many men in your party?"
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"Well, l don't really know, sir."
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"-You don't know? -Sir, 1 2, usually."
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"But, well, one of the men took sick very suddenly this morning, sir."
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"It took three or four to help him to the hospital."
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"And-- He took terrible sick, sir."
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"A corporal should always know how many men he has under him."
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"Oh, yes, sir."
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"Have you a nervous affliction? If not, stop making those faces at once."
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"It may be funny to you, but it's not military behaviour."
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"No, sir."
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"We must put a stop to these demonstrations."
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"Yes, sir."
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"-l say, Reeves? -Yes, sir?"
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"You ever constructed a bridge across a stream like the Kwai?"
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"Yes, sir, half a dozen of them, in Madras, Bengal...."
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"If this were your bridge..."
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"...how would you get it under way?"
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"Get it under way, sir?"
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"Well, first of all, I wouldn't build it here."
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"Oh, why not?"
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"As l was trying to tell you..."
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"...the Japanese couldn't have picked a worse location. There's no bottom."
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"You see those piles?"
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"They're sinking."
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"Our chaps could drive those logs till doomsday and they wouldn't hold."
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"Where would you build it?"
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"Why, further downstream, sir. Across those narrows."
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"Then we'd have solid bedrock on both banks."
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"Hughes, if this were your bridge, how would you use the men?"
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"Well, sir, not the way they're doing it. It's utter chaos, as you can see."
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"It's a lot of uncoordinated activity."
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"No teamwork."
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"Some of those parties are actually working against each other."
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"Yes."
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"I tell you, gentlemen, we have a problem on our hands."
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"Thanks to the Japanese, we now command a rabble."
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"There's no order, no discipline."
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"-Our task is to rebuild the battalion. -Yes, sir."
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"Which isn't going to be easy."
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"But fortunately, we have the means at hand. The bridge."
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"-The bridge, sir? -The bridge."
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"We'll teach them a lesson in Western efficiency that will put them to shame."
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"We'll show them what the British soldier is capable of."
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"Yes. l see your point, sir."
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"I realise how difficult it's going to be here..."
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"...where you can't find what you need."
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"-But there's the challenge. -l beg your pardon, sir."
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"You mean, you really want them to build the bridge?"
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"You're not usually so slow on the uptake, Evans."
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"I know our men. You've got to keep them occupied."
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"Fact is, if there weren't any work, we'd invent some, eh, Reeves?"
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"-That we would, sir. -So we're lucky."
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"But it's going to be a proper bridge."
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"Here again l know the men."
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"It's essential that they take pride in their job."
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"-Right, gentlemen? -Yes, sir."
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"Reeves, you're the key man in this situation, as engineer."
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"Tell me what you want and we'll organise it. Can we make a go of it?"
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"-We'll do our best, sir. -Fine."
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"We must draw up our plans..."
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"...then arrange a conference with Saito..."
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"...and set him straight."
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"Well, l think that takes care of all the procedural matters. Now...."
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"Oh, yes."
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"The next point is somewhat unpleasant for all concerned, I'm afraid."
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