

Marco the Magnificent
A story of endurance, savagery and heroism
Adventure
Overview
Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1965-08-06
Runtime:
1h 52m
Director:
Denys de La Patellière
Writer:
Noël Howard, Raoul Lévy, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jacques Rémy, Denys de La Patellière
Top Cast

Horst Buchholz
Marco Polo

Anthony Quinn
Kublai Khan

Orson Welles
Akerman, Marco's Teacher

Bruno Cremer
Guillaume de Tripoli, a Knight Templar

Omar Sharif
Sheik Alla Hou

Robert Hossein
Prince Nayam

Akim Tamiroff
The Old Man of the Mountain

Elsa Martinelli
The Woman with the Whip

Grégoire Aslan
Achmed Abdullah

Massimo Girotti
Nicolo, Marco's Father

Folco Lulli
Spinello, Venetian Merchant

Guido Alberti
Pope Gregory X
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