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Major Hughes:
Jennings has a plan, sir. He seems to think... Colonel Nicholson:
Yes, I'm sure Jennings has a plan. But escape? Where, into this jungle? That fellow Saito was right: no need for barbed wire or fence, one chance in a hundred of survival. I'm sure a man of Commander Shears' experience will attest to that. Commander Shears:
I'd say the odds against a successful escape are about 100 to one. But may I add another word, Colonel? The odds against survival in this camp are even worse
Jennings has a plan, sir. He seems to think... Colonel Nicholson:
Yes, I'm sure Jennings has a plan. But escape? Where, into this jungle? That fellow Saito was right: no need for barbed wire or fence, one chance in a hundred of survival. I'm sure a man of Commander Shears' experience will attest to that. Commander Shears:
I'd say the odds against a successful escape are about 100 to one. But may I add another word, Colonel? The odds against survival in this camp are even worse
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Yes yes l'm sure Jennings has a plan but escape
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Where lnto this jungle That fellow Saito is right
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No need for barbed wire here One chance in 1 00 of survival
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I'm sure a man of Commander Shears' experience will back me up on that
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I'd say the odds against a successful escape are 1 00 to one
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Right But may l add another word
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Please
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The odds against survival in this camp are even worse
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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.


