Film
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1956 · 1h 30m · TV Movie · Music · Romance
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Overview
Venetian merchant Marco Polo travels to the East and the court of Kublai Khan who makes him an emissary and sends him on diplomatic missions throughout his empire. Over many years, Polo learns new cultures and languages, but he is haunted by the face of a mysterious woman whom he had met before leaving Venice and encounters her face in every woman he sees. Eventually returning to Venice to share his exotic and esoteric knowledge, Marco Polo once again finds the woman of his dreams. The Adventures of Marco Polo was an original, live television musical which was broadcast on NBC on April 14, 1956.
Cast
Alfred Drake
Marco Polo
Doretta Morrow
Beggar Girl
Arnold Moss
Nicolo
Paul Ukena
Kublai Khan
Jerome Kilty
Baron's Son
Ross Martin
Baron
Beatrice Kraft
Dancer
Bhasker
Whirling Dervish
Crew
- Max LiebmanDirector · Producer
- Will GlickmanWriter
- Billy FriedbergWriter
- Neil SimonWriter
- Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 14, 1956
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- TV Movie, Music, Romance, Adventure
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