Genghis Khan (1965)
Telly Savalas: Shan
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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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Temujin, later Genghis Khan : No woman will be taken against her will.
Shan : But Lord, that's what women are for! And besides, the best have already been taken!
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : A wise man does not judge a horse by its saddle markings!
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Temujin, later Genghis Khan : You are all free, my sisters, to continue with this caravan, or to ride with my men back to our camp.
Shan : You give them a choice? Women?
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : Sengal, strike the fetters off these slaves.
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Temujin, later Genghis Khan : Bring food and clothes to the Princess. Prepare another tent for me while I wash.
Shan : Wash?
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Shan : If we keep heading east, we could end up in a land where I've heard they eat dogs. Or it might have been people.
Temujin, later Genghis Khan : According to Geen, it is a land of great wealth. A vast empire built on knowledge and - we must have knowledge.