The Adventures of Marco Polo (1956)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 14, 1956Release Date
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1956)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 14, 1956Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Venetian merchant Marco Polo travels to the East and the court of Kublai Khan who makes him an emissary and sends him on diplomatic missions throughout his empire. Over many years, Polo learns new cultures and languages, but he is haunted by the face of a mysterious woman whom he had met before leaving Venice and encounters her face in every woman he sees. Eventually returning to Venice to share his exotic and esoteric knowledge, Marco Polo once again finds the woman of his dreams. The Adventures of Marco Polo was an original, live television musical which was broadcast on NBC on April 14, 1956.
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Cast & Crew.

Alfred Drake
Marco Polo

Doretta Morrow
Beggar Girl

Arnold Moss
Nicolo

Paul Ukena
Kublai Khan

Jerome Kilty
Baron's Son

George Mitchell
Mafeo

Paul Ukena, Jr.
Kubla Khan

Ross Martin
Baron

Beatrice Kraft
Dancer

Bhasker
Whirling Dervish

Max Liebman
Director / Producer

Clay Warnick
Songs

Wazzan Troupe
Pyramid Worshippers

Charles Sanford
Conductor

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Original Music Composer

Edward Eager
Lyricist
Media.

Details.
Release DateApril 14, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingNR
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live broadcast