“We've known about your actual rank for nearly a week. In one sense...” – Warden, The Bridge on the River Kwai ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957

Warden

We've known about your actual rank for nearly a week. In one sense, you're a blasted hero for making an escape through the jungle. But at the same time, they can't very well bring you home and give you the Navy Cross for impersonating an officer, can they? I suppose that's why they were so happy to hand you over to us. You see?

Shears

Hot potato.

Warden

As far as your present rank is concerned, we're fairly informal about those things in Force 316. So you'll have a simulated rank of Major.

Shears

Simulated Major. That figures. Well, as long as I'm hooked, I might as well volunteer.

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Cmdr. Shears William Holden More Shears quotes →

Maj. Warden Jack Hawkins More Warden quotes →

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Joyce Officer, sir. A British officer. We're here to blow up the bridge, sir! Nicholson Blow up the bridge? Joyce Yes, sir. Yes, sir. British commando orders, sir. Nicholson Blow up the bridge!? Cmdr. Shears We're going to be a busy pair of gravediggers. Col. Nicholson One day the war will be over. And I hope that the people that use this bridge in years to come will remember how it was built and who built it. Not a gang of slaves, but soldiers, British soldiers, Clipton, even in captivity.