Marco the Magnificent
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“A story of endurance, savagery and heroism”
Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.
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Cast
27 people
Horst Buchholz
Marco Polo
Known for
Life Is Beautiful
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Anthony Quinn
Kublai Khan
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Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Orson Welles
Akerman, Marco's Teacher
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Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Bruno Cremer
Guillaume de Tripoli, a Knight Templar
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Sorcerer
Under the Sand
Omar Sharif
Sheik Alla Hou
Known for
Doctor Zhivago
Lawrence of Arabia
Robert Hossein
Prince Nayam
Known for
The Professional
Angelique
Akim Tamiroff
The Old Man of the Mountain
Known for
Touch of Evil
Alphaville
Elsa Martinelli
The Woman with the Whip
Known for
Hatari!
The 10th Victim
Grégoire Aslan
Achmed Abdullah
Known for
The Return of the Pink Panther
Paris When It Sizzles
Massimo Girotti
Nicolo, Marco's Father
Known for
Theorem
Obsession
Folco Lulli
Spinello, Venetian Merchant
Known for
The Wages of Fear
For Love and Gold
Guido Alberti
Pope Gregory X
Known for
8½
Hands Over the City
Denys de La Patellière Director · Raoul Lévy Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau Writer
Director Writer
Denys de La Patellière
Director Writer
Raoul Lévy
Writer
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Composer
Georges Garvarentz
Cinematographer
Armand Thirard
Cinematographer
Claude Renoir
Cinematographer
Wladimir Ivanov
Editor
Jacqueline Thiédot
Editor
Noëlle Balenci
Production designer
Jacques Saulnier
Costume designer
Jacques Fonteray
First release August 6, 1965 · Produced in Egypt, Switzerland, Serbia, Afghanistan, France, Italy, Serbia · Languages French, Italian
Production
Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
Production
Avala film
Production
Prodi Cinematografica
Production
ITTAC
Production
Italaf Kaboul
Production
Mounir Rafla
Production
Cine Custodia Film AG Zuerich
Production
Egypt · Switzerland · Serbia · Afghanistan · France · Italy · Serbia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 6, 1965
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 6, 1965 · Theatrical
Germany
October 28, 1965 · Theatrical
Italy
December 2, 1965 · Theatrical
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