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I have only to feel the blade to know which side.

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

You can hear this line at 00:59:26.858 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Now, this blade carries a deadly poison, on the side with the carved snake. Cut fruit with it, an apple. Offer the poisoned half to Caesar. Eat the other half for yourself...

- And then, long live the emperor, Commodus.

- It could be done before hundreds of witnesses. No one could be suspected.

- From whom will Caesar accept fruit? Who is close enough to him?

- I am.

- You? You are blind.

- I have only to feel the blade to know which side.

- And who better than a blind man?

- Are you a man to enjoy an irony, Marcus Aurelius?

- Look well then at the emperor of all Rome become no better than a slave.

- And who or what is your master? Slave!

- A small point in your side. Perhaps no larger than a grain of wheat.

[...]

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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