Genghis Khan (1965 film) Quotes

Genghis Khan (1965 film) is a television show that appeared on TV in 1970 . Genghis Khan ended its run in 1970.

It features Irving Allen as producer, Dušan Radić in charge of musical score, and Geoffrey Unsworth as head of cinematography.

Genghis Khan (1965 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United Kingdom. Each episode of Genghis Khan (1965 film) is 120 minutes long. Genghis Khan (1965 film) is distributed by Columbia Pictures.

The cast includes: James Mason as Kam Ling, Michael Hordern as Geen, Telly Savalas as Shan, Stephen Boyd as Jamuga, and Françoise Dorléac as Bortei.

Genghis Khan (1965 film) Quotes

James Mason as Kam Ling

• (James Mason) "How long do you intend to hold me prisoner?"
• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "Not prisoner. As your late emperor said when plotting my murder, you are here as a friend."
• (James Mason) "In that case, I can only ask that my death be a swift one."
• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "We will not speak of dying, friend. Only a fool destroys a wise man. You will sit at my right hand and you will counsel me. And I will listen to your words. And if your words be wise, they will make me wise too."
• (James Mason) "I will accept this honorable appointment, because I am happy to serve a lord whose star grows brighter while the sun of China fades. In addition, I suspect I will find work more agreeable than death."

• (James Mason) "I come with a message from my master, the great Genghis Khan."

• (James Mason) "Perhaps once, in many centuries, does the world produce a man with the power and the will equal to his vision and destiny. Genghis Khan is such a man."

Telly Savalas as Shan

• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "No woman will be taken against her will."
• (Telly Savalas) "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."

Stephen Boyd as Jamuga

• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "Once, you took the chain off my neck. Perhaps I can do the same for you."
• (Stephen Boyd) "The price?"
• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "There is no price. Only a dream accomplished. A unified Mongol nation, not just separate warring tribes."
• (Stephen Boyd) "With the lord Temujin at its head?"
• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "The stars have written it. Geen, my holy man, tells me this is true."
• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "The Mongol nation will come, Jamuga. It will. And if the Merkits ride at our side, it will come sooner."
• (Stephen Boyd) "The Merkits need no other tribes to ride beside them. Behind them, I should say. All others fear us already. Our power, our strength -- even my death cannot destroy that."
• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "You're thinking so small that you can only think about yourself."
• (Stephen Boyd) "And what do you think of, then, with this wild dream of yours of a Mongol nation? And apart from these stars that you speak of, what else makes you think you have been chosen to rule."

• (Stephen Boyd) "If I were free from this yoke, my hands would steal your jackal breath forever."

Michael Hordern as Geen

• (Michael Hordern) "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."
• (Telly Savalas) "You do not understand, Temujin. A truce was signed."
• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "I did not sign it, the slaves did not sign it."
• (Michael Hordern) "But --."
• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "Will there be women among the slaves?"
• (Michael Hordern) "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?"
• (Temujin, later Genghis Khan) "How long will you?"

• (Michael Hordern) "The only time that Mongols are joined together is in death."

• (Michael Hordern) "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."

Françoise Dorléac as Bortei

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