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Two or three times, we thought we had Balimar, their leader, but each time he was able to get away.

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

You can hear this line at 00:07:12.276 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- There's a joke among the soldiers here about Timonides. They say: Ask Timonides what day is it, and he will lecture you on the history of the calendar.

- You are well, my lord Caesar.

- It seems that every governor, every king in the whole empire is waiting in the valley below.

- I invited them here for a particular purpose. I've also asked my son, Commodus. Your great friend, Commodus.

- Tell me of your last campaign in these barbarian forests.

- Two or three times, we thought we had Balimar, their leader, but each time he was able to get away.

- A few days longer, Caesar, we'll bring you his head.

- No, Livius, please don't bring me his head. I wouldn't know what to do with it.

- Bring him to me alive.

- But he is the heart of the barbarians.

- Then bring me the heart of the barbarians. I wish to speak with him.

- Speak with him?

- Rome has existed for a thousand years.

- It is time we find peaceful ways to live with those you call barbarians, so bring me this Balimar alive, and quickly.

- There was a rumor that Lucilla was here. Lucilla, Caesar's daughter.

- Ah yes, Caesar's daughter.

[...]

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) Sound Clip

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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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