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The burning of the temple that a torch was kindled that day that would one day consume all the world, and this torch, your son.

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

You can hear this line at 00:07:37 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- There were signs of greatness at his birth. Quakes and storms shook the earth, and in the skies a star fell.

- And two eagles perched upon the roof of the queen's chamber.

- And in far off Asia, the Temple of Ephesus was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground.

- And how did you read these signs, soothsayer?

- The two eagles that he was born to rule two worlds.

- The burning of the temple that a torch was kindled that day that would one day consume all the world, and this torch, your son.

- And the falling of the star?

- That a god was born to me of a god.

- There were other signs and portents of divinity.

- Before his birth, the queen had a dream.

- I had a dream, too, soothsayer. One night on the battlefield of Olynthus I had a dream.

[...]

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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