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Great was Ulysses' triumph, but greater was his pride.

6 seconds sound clip from the Ulysses (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:05:01.661 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Rejoicing, the Trojans poured out of their walls to claim the horse as a token of their victory. But inside the horse hid a company of Greeks commanded by Ulysses.

- Triumphantly, the Trojans dragged the horse inside the walls of Troy.

- Then while the Trojans were feasting, Ulysses and his Greeks crept out of the wooden horse.

- They opened up the city gates, and let the Grecian army in.

- That night, the city of Troy was sacked and burned. That night, the Trojans died by the hundreds.

- Great was Ulysses' triumph, but greater was his pride.

- And in his pride he sacked the temple of the Trojan god, the mighty Neptune, king of all the seas, and smashed his holy statue.

- And for this deed, the Trojan prophetess Cassandra laid a curse upon Ulysses.

- Cursed be, sacrilegious Greeks. And to you, three times cursed Ulysses.

- May the wrath of Neptune descend upon you, and may you never know peace again.

- You will live in exile and die in the depths of the sea.

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Ulysses (1954) Sound Clip

Ulysses (1954) Poster

Voice quotes from the 1954 movie Ulysses, based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey, in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: Kirk Douglas (Ulysses), Silvana Mangano (Penelope / Circe), Anthony Quinn (Antinous)

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