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Marco Polo is a 1982 American-Italian television miniseries originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and by RAI in Italy. It stars Kenneth Marshall as Marco Polo, the 13th-century Venetian merchant and explorer. The series also features appearances by Denholm Elliott, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Burt Lancaster, Ian McShane, Leonard Nimoy, and others. It was originally broadcast in four episodes, where episodes 1 and 4 were twice as long as episodes 2 and 3. The series is sometimes divided into six equally long episodes.
Original Release
05/16/1982 on NBC
US Release
05/16/1982
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ken Marshall | Marco Polo |
Denholm Elliott | Niccolò Polo |
Tony Vogel | Matteo Polo |
David Warner | Rustichello / Antonio Rustico |
F. Murray Abraham | Jacopo |
Mario Adorf | Giovanni |
Patrick Mower | Brother Damian |
Ruocheng Ying | Kublai Khan |
Beulah Quo | Empress Chabi |
Jun'ichi Ishida | Prince Chinkin |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 05 December 1982 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 12 December 1982 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 19 December 1982 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 26 December 1982 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 02 January 1983 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 09 January 1983 |
7 | Episode #1.7 | Sunday, 16 January 1983 |
8 | Episode #1.8 | Sunday, 23 January 1983 |
Directors
Writers
Tapan Saha, Vincenzo Labella, David Butler
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ken Marshall | Marco Polo |
Denholm Elliott | Niccolò Polo |
Tony Vogel | Matteo Polo |
David Warner | Rustichello / Antonio Rustico |
F. Murray Abraham | Jacopo |
Mario Adorf | Giovanni |
Patrick Mower | Brother Damian |
Ruocheng Ying | Kublai Khan |
Beulah Quo | Empress Chabi |
Jun'ichi Ishida | Prince Chinkin |
James Hong | Phags-pa / Phagspa |
Gordon Mitchell | Arnolfo / Arnolfo, Jailer |
Leonard Nimoy | Achmet |
Bruno Zanin | Giulio |
John Dicks | Brother Philip |
Lin Lao | Bayan |
Ian McShane | Ali Ben Yussouf |
Sada Thompson | Aunt Flora / zia Flora |
Tony Lo Bianco | Nicola Polo / Brother Nicholas |
Zaibao Yang | Yang Ku |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Giovanni Bertolucci | Executive Producer |
Vincenzo Labella | Producer |
Aldo U. Passalacqua | Producer |
Renato M. Pachetti | Producer |
John A. Martinelli | Producer |
Franco Cristaldi | Producer |
Giovanni Bertolucci | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Regular or Limited Series | Won |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Creative Special Achievement | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Won |