TV series

Marco Polo

Name: Marco Polo
Released: 1982
Cast: Ken Marshall, Denholm Elliott, Tony Vogel

1982–1983· 1 season· 71 min episodes★ 6.8Ended

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Synopsis

The life of the 13th-century Venetian explorer who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.

Themes

miniseries explorer marco polo historical drama ancient asia 13th century

Episodes

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E1 Part 1Next upDec 5, 1982 · 83 min
Synopsis
In 1298 the Genoese fleet attacks the Venetian ships. Marco Polo is captured and ends up in prison, where he starts dictating his memoirs to Rustichello da Pisa...
Guest stars: Maria Pia Colonnello (Nutrice), Rossella Como (Donna Laura), Paul Müller (Frate Anselmo), Renato Scarpa (Frate Tommaso), Corrado Gaipa (Consigliere), Rate Furlan (Consigliere), Franco Fantasia (Capitano veneziano), Rodolfo Marcenaro (Mercante)
E2 Part 2Dec 12, 1982 · 76 min
Synopsis
Niccolò and Matteo Polo, Marco's father and uncle, return from Venice as ambassadors of the Great Khan, and then leave for Cathay (China), this time together with Marco. The three arrive in the Holy Land, where Tebaldo Visconti tasks them with spreading the Christian gospel: in the Armenian deserts, however, they are attacked by Saracens...
Guest stars: Donato Castellaneta (Frate del Santo Sepolcro), Giovanni Massa (Messer Paolo), Salvatore Puntillo (Messer Andrea), Enzo Robutti (Cardinale), Maria Pia Colonnello (Nutrice), Giulio Gaslini (Messer Lorenzo), Germano Moratelli (Cardinale), Angelo Pellegrino (Frate)
E3 Part 3Dec 19, 1982 · 78 min
Synopsis
After the Saracen leader has granted freedom to the Polos, the caravan can resume its journey and continue advancing into endless Persia. The Polos arrive in Hormuz, in the Persian Gulf, from where they intend to sail to China. However, the city was decimated by the plague and the ships were set on fire to stem the contagion. The Polos are forced to retreat towards the North.
Guest stars: David Warner (Rustichello da Pisa), Mario Adorf (Giovanni), Bruno Zanin (Giulio), F. Murray Abraham (Jacopo), Tony Lo Bianco (Frate Nicola), Hal Buckley (Frate Guglielmo), Bruno Corazzari (Agostino), Patrick Mower (Frate Damiano)
E4 Part 4Dec 26, 1982 · 70 min
Synopsis
On the Pamir plateau the Polos are swept away by an avalanche. Marco wakes up in the Muztag-Ata monastery, surrounded by golden Buddhas. After Niccolò and Matteo end up safe, the caravan crosses the Gobi Desert and reaches Shangtu, the capital of Kublai Khan's empire.
Guest stars: Giovanni Massa (Messer Paolo), Salvatore Puntillo (Messer Andrea), Giulio Gaslini (Messer Lorenzo), David Warner (Rustichello da Pisa), Mario Adorf (Giovanni), F. Murray Abraham (Jacopo), Patrick Mower (Frate Damiano), Jesse Dizon (Novizio)
E5 Part 5Jan 2, 1983 · 70 min
Synopsis
Prince Chinkin, during an imperial hunting trip, is struck by an epileptic seizure: Marco Polo helps him, but risks being executed, since the disease is a disgrace that no one must know about. Meanwhile, the court has returned to Cambaluc and the Mongol general Bayan, who led Kublai Khan's army against the Chinese Song dynasty, announces victory over Southern China.
Guest stars: Shulin Sun (Argan), Henry O (Astrologo), Kuan Shih (Re di Corea), Ma Qiang (Yeli Shue), John Dicks (Frate Filippo), Gordon Mitchell (Capitano Arnolfo), David Warner (Rustichello da Pisa), F. Murray Abraham (Jacopo)
E6 Part 6Jan 9, 1983 · 67 min
Synopsis
The prime minister of the Great Khan Achmet is skeptical about the friendship between the prince and Marco Polo and decides to send the latter away by sending him to Southern China. There Marco meets Yang Ku, the poet, and is invited into his house: here he meets his daughter Mei Li and Monica, the orphan of a Dalmatian merchant.
Guest stars: F. Murray Abraham (Jacopo), Ruocheng Ying (Kublai Khan), Beulah Quo (Chabi), Junichi Ishida (Chinkin), Leonard Nimoy (Achmet), Soon-Tek Oh (Wang-Zhu), Yang Zaibao (Yang-Ku), Agnes Chan Mei-Ling (Maili)
E7 Part 7Jan 16, 1983 · 59 min
Synopsis
In 1281's Khanbaligh, capital of the empire, the Chinese are plotting against the Mongols. The Great Khan's minister, Achmet, is killed and the revolt begins, culminating in the killing of the rebels. Meanwhile, Marco Polo has made a career...
Guest stars: Shulin Sun (Argan), Ma Qiang (Yeli Shue), Yen Shi-Kwan (Ammiraglio Won), Gordon Mitchell (Capitano Arnolfo), David Warner (Rustichello da Pisa), Mario Adorf (Giovanni), F. Murray Abraham (Jacopo), Patrick Mower (Frate Damiano)
E8 Part 8Jan 23, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
Prince Chinkin dies and the loss deeply saddens Kublai Khan, who, upon hearing the news of Nayan's rebellion, does not hesitate to lead the army to subdue it. For the Polos the time comes to leave again to accompany Princess Kokacin to Persia to see her future husband.
Guest stars: John Dicks (Frate Filippo), David Warner (Rustichello da Pisa), Mario Adorf (Giovanni), Patrick Mower (Frate Damiano), Ruocheng Ying (Kublai Khan), Beulah Quo (Chabi), James Hong (Phags Pa), Zhao Erkang (Nayan)