- Tell me, you come from Judea?
- Yes, sir.
- I hear that the climate is difficult to live in.
- Not for Judeans.
— Judah Ben Hur (Charlton Heston), (Frank Thring)
7 seconds sound clip from the Ben-Hur (1959) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:38:56.581 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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[...]
- I present my son to you. My old friend Pontius Pilate, young Arrius.
- Before you came to this city, my horses always won.
- Magnificent horses, sir. Extremely swift.
- Yes, but not swift enough to defeat you.
- Tell me, you come from Judea?
- I hear that the climate is difficult to live in.
- Ah, it's a terrible prospect.
- Yes. I asked for Alexandria, but it seems the wilderness needs my particular talents.
- The scorpions and holy prophets can't get on without me. There it is.
- Lay the dust of Judea, at least for this evening.
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