France / Aug 06, 1965 / 16
Marco the Magnificent (1965)
Directed by Denys de La Patellière, Raoul Lévy
1h 52minruntime
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Plot
Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elsa Martinelli | The Woman with the Whip |
| Grégoire Aslan | Achmed Abdullah |
| Massimo Girotti | Nicolo, Marco's Father |
| Folco Lulli | Spinello, Venetian Merchant |
| Guido Alberti | Pope Gregory X |
| Jacques Monod | Nicolo de Vicenza, a Knight Templar |
| Miloje 'Mića' Orlović | Matteo, Marco's Uncle |
| Lynne Sue Moon | Princess Gogatine |
| Maria Virginia Onorato | Alaou's Wife |
| Mansoureh Rihai | Taha |
| Michel Bouquet | Narrator (uncredited) |
| Dragomir Felba | (uncredited) |
| Andrej Gardenin | Fencer (uncredited) |
| Noël Howard | (uncredited) |
| Cliff Lyons | (uncredited) |
| Myriam Michelson | Chinese Princess (uncredited) |
| Ljubo Škiljević | (uncredited) |
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| Lucille Soong | Princess Bride (uncredited) |
| Aleksandar Stojković | (uncredited) |
| Janez Vrhovec | (uncredited) |
Genres
Adventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Italiano |
| Production countries | Egypt, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, Avala Film, Prodi Cinematografica, ITTAC, Italaf Kaboul, Mounir Rafla, Cine Custodia Film AG Zuerich |
| Release date | 6 agosto 1965 |
| Production | Raoul Lévy |
| Writer | Noël Howard, Denys de La Patellière, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jacques Rémy, Raoul Lévy |
| Editing | Jacqueline Thiédot, Noëlle Balenci |
| Cinematography | Wladimir Ivanov, Claude Renoir, Armand Thirard |
| Assistant directors | Denys de La Patellière, Raoul Lévy |
| Camera operators | Wladimir Ivanov, Claude Renoir, Armand Thirard |
| Additional photography | Wladimir Ivanov, Claude Renoir, Armand Thirard |
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| Production design | Jacques Saulnier, Veljko Despotović, Miodrag Nikolić, Miodrag Mirić, Slobodan Mijačević |
| Art direction | Veljko Despotović, Miodrag Nikolić, Miodrag Mirić, Slobodan Mijačević, Jacques Saulnier |
| Set decoration | Jacques Saulnier, Veljko Despotović, Miodrag Nikolić, Miodrag Mirić, Slobodan Mijačević |
| Special effects | Roscoe Cline |
| Stunts | Milan Mitić, Slavoljub Plavšić 'Zvonce' |
| Music | Mario Bua, M.J. Coignard-Helison, Georges Garvarentz, Pierre-Henri Goumy, Jacques Labussière, Jean Nény |
| Sound | Mario Bua, Pierre-Henri Goumy, M.J. Coignard-Helison, Jacques Labussière, Jean Nény, Georges Garvarentz |
| Costume design | Jacques Fonteray, Radmila Todorović |
| Makeup | Radmila Todorović, Jacques Fonteray |
| Hairstyling | Jacques Fonteray, Radmila Todorović |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Switzerland / Aug 06, 1965 / 16
Germany / Oct 28, 1965 / 16
Italy / Dec 02, 1965
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