Marco is a 1973 American-Japanese[1] historical musical adventure film directed by Seymour Robbie and starring Desi Arnaz Jr., Jack Weston and Zero Mostel, which depicts the 13th century journey of Italian merchant and explorer Marco Polo along the Silk Road and his meeting with Kublai Khan.[2]
| Marco | |
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| Directed by | Seymour Robbie |
| Written by | Romeo Muller |
| Produced by | Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr. |
| Starring | Desi Arnaz Jr. Jack Weston Zero Mostel |
| Cinematography | Rokurô Nishigaki |
| Music by | Maury Laws |
Production companies | Tomorrow Entertainment Videocraft International |
| Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Countries | United States Japan |
| Language | English |
It has been described as unreleased in the United States.,[1] released as a television movie,[3] or as a theatrical release.
On December 9, 1972, Arnaz appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to promote the film.[4] His romantic partner Liza Minnelli had traveled to Tokyo with him during the filming.[5]
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (April 2021) |
Cast
edit- Desi Arnaz Jr. as Marco Polo
- Jack Weston as Maffio Polo
- Zero Mostel as Kublai Khan
- Cie Cie Win as Aigiarm
- Aimee Eccles as Kuklatoi
- Fred Sadoff as Niccolo Polo
- Mafumi Sakamoto as Letanpoing
- Tetsu Nakamura as Sea Captain
- Van Christie as Chontosai
- Osamu Okawa as Ling Su
- Masumi Okada as Ti Wai
- Romeo Muller as Pitai Brahmas
- Yuka Kamebuchi as Mme. Tung
- Ikio Sawamura as Lomar
References
edit- ^ a b "The big new NBC television miniseries, "Marco Polo," that".
- ^ Roberts p.481
- ^ "The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) - Notes - TCM.com". www.tcm.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the {Desi Arnaz, Jr.; David Clayton-Thomas; Jaye P. Morgan; Dr. Irwin M. Stillman} (Tv)".
- ^ "Two "houses" of Hollywood Royalty: Judy & Lucy's Kids Got Serious". 29 April 2019.
Bibliography
edit- Jerry Roberts. Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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