Marco the Magnificent
A story of endurance, savagery and heroism
1965 · 1h 52m · N/A
Adventure
Directed by
Denys de La Patellière
,
Raoul Lévy
Overview
Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.
Director and cast
- Denys de La Patellière Director
- Raoul Lévy Director
- Horst Buchholz as Marco Polo
- Anthony Quinn as Kubilai Khan
- Orson Welles as Akerman
- Bruno Cremer as Guillaume de Tripoli, a Knight Templar
- Omar Sharif as Sheik Alla Hou
- Robert Hossein as Prince Nayam
- Akim Tamiroff as The Old Man of the Mountain
- Elsa Martinelli as The Woman with the Whip
- Grégoire Aslan Cast
- Massimo Girotti Cast
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