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Commodus must never be my heir.

2 seconds sound clip from the The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:21:02.019 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I will not let you leave me.

- Is there a choice?

- Soon this trickle of blood, these few bones, this net woven of nerves and arteries will be dust. No choice.

- Now that I'm here. I will see that you take better care of yourself.

- Even so, time is short. And there is a decision which I can no longer delay.

- I must sacrifice the love of my son.

- Commodus must never be my heir.

- Livius, it is my wish that you should succeed me. And I intend to present you to the leaders of the empire, openly, as my successor.

- But, you said yourself, Caesar. It needs someone who will change, who will find new ways. A man of the tenth century of Rome.

- I know only the ways of war. I would not know how to make allies out of the barbarians.

- You will find new ways. You have a heart for it, Livius.

- But Commodus already shares the throne with you.

[...]

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Sound Clip

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Poster

Memorable quotes from the 1964 film The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: Alec Guinness (Marcus Aurelius), Christopher Plummer (Commodus), Sophia Loren (Lucilla), Stephen Boyd (Livius), James Mason (Timonides)

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