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I will keep my oath. You will be exalted above my troops. Impaled upon a stake, and there be left for all men to see and remember that only a king may slay a king.

18 seconds sound clip from the Alexander the Great (1956) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:57:01 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I did not act alone. We all agreed that such an act would win favour in your eyes.

- And the crown of Persia which you had the arrogance to place upon your head?

- You won hatred and death.

- You swore falsely!

- No. You.

- For he was both your lord and your kinsman, and you swore loyalty to him.

- I will keep my oath. You will be exalted above my troops. Impaled upon a stake, and there be left for all men to see and remember that only a king may slay a king.

- I weep, friends. I weep for all those Greeks who did not live long enough to see such a sight as Alexander on the throne of Darius.

- For Ptolemy, a throne, too. Thrones for all of you, for all of you shall be kings.

- Hephaestion, Nearchus, Harpalus, all my companions, generals, soldiers kings, all of you.

- Ask and it's yours. Gold, silver, spices, jewels, slaves, women yours.

- Cleitus! Where's Cleitus?

- Cleitus is drunk.- And has what he needs.

[...]

Alexander the Great (1956) Sound Clip

Alexander the Great Poster

Voice quotes from the movie Alexander the Great (1956), in wav/mp3 format.

Actors: Richard Burton (Alexander the Great), Fredric March (Philip II of Macedon), Peter Cushing (Memnon of Rhodes)

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