Genghis Khan (1965)
Michael Hordern: Geen
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Quotes
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Geen : [about the Caravan Road] The Shah of Khwarezm imposed a truce. All have sworn to it. All observe it. No warrior is permitted to carry arms here.
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : Good, then we can take our pick without fighting!
Shan : You do not understand, Temujin. A truce was signed!
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : I did not sign it, the slaves did not sign it.
Geen : But...!
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : [Interrupts] Will there be women among the slaves?
Geen : Yes, lord...
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : Good. My men have horses and weapons, but no women. How long do you think they will stay without women?
[At Shan]
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : How long will you?
[Shan smirks]
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Geen : It's about time you too, my Lord, had thoughts of sons.
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : The thoughts I've had in my mind are not for a holy man as you! Give me time.
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Geen : The only time that Mongols are joined together is in death.
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Geen : Our world is like three great circles. Here, to the west, Samarkand and Bukhara, the lands of the Persians. Rich nations who trade with the white-skinned Christians from beyond the desert.
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : And here, to the East?
Geen : I have not traveled east of the mountains, but I have talked with merchants from the caravans, and they have told me of the great walls, and beyond them, of the kingdom of China. A land of great cities, where people dress in silks. Even the men.
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Geen : These men, they look like Salkhits!
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : Perhaps because they are Salkhits.
Geen : Salkhits?
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Temujin, later Genghis Khan : No one followed you?
Geen : We saw nothing but the stars, heard nothing but the rush of the waterfall.
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : Despite the poetry, I'm glad to see you back.
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Geen : To conquer, one has to take risks.
Shah of Khwarezm : At my age, I do not need to take risks.