embedding flash in index.php

I’ve tried embedding flash inside the my index page. I have a folder called flash in my root directory with all the .swf files. I put this code into my index.php in my theme directory.

<div id=”movie”>
<object
type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” data=”flash/master.swf”
width=”800″ height=”600″>
<param name=”movie” value=”flash/master.swf”/>
</object>
</div>

I am getting absolutely nothing where my flash gallery is supposed to be, i’m guessing i’m missing a plugin, but it seems all the flash plugins are for the post sections and they don’t seem to work when I install them.