- I am to be made governor.
- Of Judea?
- Yes. I asked for Alexandria, but it seems the wilderness needs my particular talents.
8 seconds sound clip from the Ben-Hur (1959) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:39:09.469 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.
- I must.
- It's a journey I can't keep you from.
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