Marco Polo (1962)
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Directors
Piero Pierotti, Hugo Fregonese
Cast
Rory Calhoun, Yoko Tani, Camillo Pilotto, Pierre Cressoy, Michael Chow
A Venetian fleeing an unwanted marriage journeys east, where an act of rescue draws him into the Great Khan’s court.
The story
The famous Venetian Marco Polo is forced to leave his city to escape a marriage. On his journey east, he repeatedly leaves women heartbroken. In China, he encounters a young woman who has fallen victim to bandits and frees her. Brought before the Great Khan, Marco learns that the woman, who has fallen in love with him, is the ruler’s niece. His arrival at court sets the stage for further involvement in the Khan’s household and affairs.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The famous Venetian is forced to leave his city to escape a marriage. During the stops on his journey to the East, he does not fail to break several women’s hearts, and when he arrives in China, he comes across a young woman who has fallen victim to some bandits. Marco Polo frees her and, when brought before the Great Khan, discovers that the girl, who has meanwhile fallen in love with him, is the ruler’s niece. Meanwhile, Marco helps the Great Khan rid himself of a treacherous minister and reconcile with a nephew who had abandoned him. While spending time at court, he discovers that spaghetti are also made in China and grows curious about gunpowder, which the Chinese use to celebrate with fireworks, but which in the West will be destined for warfare.
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