Marco the Magnificent

1h 52min

Adventure

Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.

Production Companies

Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie

Avala Film

Prodi Cinematografica

ITTAC

Italaf Kaboul

Mounir Rafla

Cine Custodia Film AG Zuerich

Cast

Horst Buchholz

Horst Buchholz

Marco Polo
Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Kublai Khan
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Akerman, Marco's Teacher
Bruno Cremer

Bruno Cremer

Guillaume de Tripoli, a Knight Templar
Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Sheik Alla Hou
Robert Hossein

Robert Hossein

Prince Nayam
Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

The Old Man of the Mountain
Elsa Martinelli

Elsa Martinelli

The Woman with the Whip
Grégoire Aslan

Grégoire Aslan

Achmed Abdullah
Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Nicolo, Marco's Father
Folco Lulli

Folco Lulli

Spinello, Venetian Merchant
Guido Alberti

Guido Alberti

Pope Gregory X
Jacques Monod

Jacques Monod

Nicolo de Vicenza, a Knight Templar
Miloje 'Mića' Orlović

Miloje 'Mića' Orlović

Matteo, Marco's Uncle
Lynne Sue Moon

Lynne Sue Moon

Princess Gogatine

Release date

6th Aug 1965

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français, Italiano