Adventure · Egypt · 1965 · 1h 52m

Marco the Magnificent

La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo

Marco the Magnificent poster
Director
Denys de La PatellièreRaoul Lévy
Cast
Horst Buchholz as Marco Polo Anthony Quinn as Kublai Khan Orson Welles as Akerman, Marco's Teacher Bruno Cremer as Guillaume de Tripoli, a Knight Templar Omar Sharif as Sheik Alla Hou Robert Hossein as Prince Nayam
Crew
Wladimir Ivanov — Director of Photography Claude Renoir — Director of Photography Armand Thirard — Director of Photography Jacqueline Thiédot — Editor Noëlle Balenci — Editor Georges Garvarentz — Original Music Composer
Tagline

A story of endurance, savagery and heroism

Synopsis

Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.

Mood & Themes
marco polokublai khan13th century
Key Collaborators
Denys de La Patellière Director Raoul Lévy Director Wladimir Ivanov Director of Photography Claude Renoir Director of Photography Armand Thirard Director of Photography Jacqueline Thiédot Editor Noëlle Balenci Editor Georges Garvarentz Original Music Composer Noël Howard Writer Denys de La Patellière Writer Jean-Paul Rappeneau Writer Jacques Rémy Writer
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