He found little enough of it when he was alive
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Commander Shears:
[He and a fellow Allied P.O.W., Weaver, have just buried a dead P.O.W. in the camp cemetery. They are putting in a handmade wooden cross to mark his grave]
Here lies... You know, Weaver, I've forgotten who we just buried. Weaver, Allied P.O.W.:
Thompson. Commander Shears:
Oh, yes... Here lies Corporal Herbert Thompson. Serial number zero-one-two-three-four-five-six-seven. Valiant member of the King's Own... or the Queen's Own... or something. Who died of beriberi in the year of our Lord, 1943. For the greater glory of... Commander Shears:
[pauses, looking stumped. Looks at Weaver]
What *did* he die for? Weaver, Allied P.O.W.:
Ah, come off it! No need to mock the grave! Commander Shears:
I don't mock the grave or the men... May he rest in peace. Commander Shears:
[bangs the makeshift wooden cross down with his shovel]
He found little enough of it when he was alive
[He and a fellow Allied P.O.W., Weaver, have just buried a dead P.O.W. in the camp cemetery. They are putting in a handmade wooden cross to mark his grave]
Here lies... You know, Weaver, I've forgotten who we just buried. Weaver, Allied P.O.W.:
Thompson. Commander Shears:
Oh, yes... Here lies Corporal Herbert Thompson. Serial number zero-one-two-three-four-five-six-seven. Valiant member of the King's Own... or the Queen's Own... or something. Who died of beriberi in the year of our Lord, 1943. For the greater glory of... Commander Shears:
[pauses, looking stumped. Looks at Weaver]
What *did* he die for? Weaver, Allied P.O.W.:
Ah, come off it! No need to mock the grave! Commander Shears:
I don't mock the grave or the men... May he rest in peace. Commander Shears:
[bangs the makeshift wooden cross down with his shovel]
He found little enough of it when he was alive
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Here lies....
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Weaver, l forgot who we just buried.
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Thomson.
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Yes.
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Here lies
Corporal Herbert Thomson...
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...serial number 01234567.
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Valiant member of the King's Own
or the Queen's Own or something...
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...who died of beriberi
in the year of our Lord, 1 943...
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...for the greater glory of....
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-What did he die for?
-Come off it.
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No need to mock the grave.
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I don't mock the grave or the man.
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May he rest in peace.
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He found little enough of it
while he was alive.
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Movie Summary
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.
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Shears
