Overview

Director:Giuliano Montaldo

Writers:David Butler (writer)
Vincenzo Labella (writer)
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Release Date:16 May 1982 (USA) more
Genre:Adventure / Biography / Drama more
Plot Outline:The life and experiences of the 13th-century explorer, who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.
Plot Keywords:1270s / Flashback Sequence / Medieval / Catholic / China more
Awards:Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 nominations more

Additional Details

Runtime:Brazil:270 min (edited version) / USA:600 min (including commercials)
Country:Italy
Language:English
Color:Color
Aspect Ratio:1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:Mono
Filming Locations:Beijing, China more

Synopsis

The life and experiences of the 13th-century explorer, who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade. (See here)

Cast (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Ken Marshall ... Marco Polo
Denholm Elliott ... Niccolo Polo
Tony Vogel ... Matteo Polo

F. Murray Abraham ... Jacopo

Anne Bancroft ... Marco's Mother
Riccardo Cucciolla ... Uncle Zane

John Gielgud ... Doge of Venice
John Houseman ... Patriarch of Aquileia

Burt Lancaster ... Teobaldo Visconti / Pope Gregory X

Tony Lo Bianco ... Brother Nicholas
Ian McShane ... Ali Ben Yussouf

Leonard Nimoy ... Achmet
Beulah Quo ... Empress Chabi
Ruocheng Ying ... Kublai Khan
Sada Thompson ... Aunt Flora
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Ruocheng Ying

Overview
Date of Birth:1929, Beijing, China more
Date of Death:27 December 2003, Beijing, China (liver disease) more
Trivia:First made his mark in the West as a translator. He was one of the stars... more
Alternate Names:Ying Ruocheng

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Filmography

Actor:
1990s
1980s
1960s
Little Buddha (1993) (as Ying Ruocheng) .... Lama Norbu
... aka Little Buddha (France)

The Last Emperor (1987) (as Ying Ruocheng) .... Governor of Detention Center
... aka Dernier empereur, Le (France)
... aka Modai huangi (China: Cantonese title)
... aka Ultimo imperatore, L' (Italy)
"Marco Polo" (1982) (mini) TV mini-series .... Kublai Khan
Zhi yin (1981) .... Yuan Shi Kai

Baiqiuen dai fu (1964) .... Secretary Tong (See here)