"After the scene where Sefton cooks the egg for breakfast, William Holden's character goes off on an extended rant on how futile escape attempts are. Holden ironically argued in favor of escape planning in his subsequent starring role as a POW in 'Bridge On The River Kwai.' As Sefton, he makes the point that a successful breakout will ultimately result in being shipped out to the Pacific and winding up in a Japanese prison camp. While he implies the two fates are equally damning, there was a considerable difference in the odds of survival. German POWs lived through their imprisonment at a 87% rate; conversely, Japanese held prisoners died in captivity at the staggering 87% rate."Sefton doesn't imply that the two fates are equally damning. While it is true that the Japanes prison camps had an extremely high death rate, this is exactly what Sefton says. His precise words are: "What do you think the chances are of getting out of here? Let's say you make it to Switzerland. Let's say to the States. So what? They send you to the Pacific. You get shot down again, only this time you wind up in a Japanese prison camp." (in a place far worse than here) "That is, if you're lucky." (if you don't die when your plane is shot down first.)

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