The Bridge on the River Kwai Page #3

- I'm sorry, no.

If it's a matter of translation,

I'm sure it can be arranged.

You see, the Code states that-

Stand fast in the ranks.

You speak to me of Code?

What " Code"?

The coward's code!

What do you know

of the soldier's code?

Of bushido? Nothing!

You are unworthy of command!

If you refuse to abide by the laws

of the civilized world...

...we must consider ourselves

absolved from our duty to obey you.

My officers will not do manual labour.

We shall see.

All enlisted prisoners to work.

Sergeant Major! Take the men to work.

Battalion, take up tools.

Move to the left in columnar route.

Left turn!

"A" Company, by the right,

quick march.

Eyes right.

Eyes right.

Eyes front.

Quick march, eyes right.

" C" Company, by the right.

What's he up to?

Looks like he doesn't

want any witnesses.

Now, you will be reasonable.

You will order your officers to work.

No.

I will count three.

If by the third count...

...you and your officers

are not on the way to work...

...I will give the order to fire.

He's going to do it.

Believe me,

he's really going to do it.

One.

I warn you, Colonel...

Two.

Stop!

Colonel Saito,

I've seen and heard everything.

So has every man in the hospital.

They're too many witnesses.

You can't call it a mass escape.

Most of those men can't walk.

Is this your soldier's code?

Murdering unarmed men?

You see, Jennings, there are

advantages to being on the sick list.

I'll say this for the old man.

He's got guts.

" Into the valley of death

rode the 600."

How's that, sir?

That kind of guts.

Also the kind they had in 1914...

...when officers fought

with only a swagger stick.

- I see what you mean.

- You don't see what I mean at all.

The kind of guts

that can get us all killed.

Excuse me, sir,

I'd like to go along too.

Arm's almost healed, sir,

really it is.

What about him?

He didn't order us not to escape,

he suggested.

Listen, when a man like your colonel

suggests something, it's an order.

Here we go again.

Colonel Saito says all officers

to punishment hut.

Tell them to go.

Not you.

Come.

Leave him alone!

Leave him alone!

They're going to put him in the oven.

For he's a jolly good fellow

For he's a jolly good fellow...

For he's a jolly good fellow...

And so say all of us...

And so say all of us

And so say all of us...

For he's a jolly good fellow

For he's a jolly good fellow...

For he's a jolly good fellow...

And so say all of us...

Timber!

One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four.

No, no, no!

Let go!

Let go!

You wish to see me?

I've tried to see you for three days.

It's about the colonel.

He's been shut up in that hut-

I could have you shot.

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