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The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)

HE Came, HE Saw, HE Conquered

Genre : Romance, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Archie Mayo
Writer : Robert E. Sherwood

Synopsis

The Venetian traveler Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan and foils a plotter with fireworks in medieval China.

Actors

Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Marco Polo
Sigrid Gurie
Sigrid Gurie
Princess Kukachin
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Ahmed
George Barbier
George Barbier
Kublai Khan
Binnie Barnes
Binnie Barnes
Nazama
Ernest Truex
Ernest Truex
Binguccio
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
Kaidu
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Chen Tsu
Robert Greig
Robert Greig
Chamberlain
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Persian Ambassador
Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker
Nicolo Polo
Lotus Liu
Lotus Liu
Visakha
Stanley Fields
Stanley Fields
Bayan
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
Toctai
Lana Turner
Lana Turner
Maid
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Mongol Guard (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Hale Hamilton
Hale Hamilton
Maffeo Polo (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
Venetian Business Man (uncredited)

Crews

Archie Mayo
Archie Mayo
Director
Robert E. Sherwood
Robert E. Sherwood
Screenplay
N.A. Pogson
N.A. Pogson
Story
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Omar Kiam
Omar Kiam
Costume Design
Lance Baxter
Lance Baxter
Assistant Art Director
James Basevi
James Basevi
Special Effects
Fred Allen
Fred Allen
Editor
Rudolph Maté
Rudolph Maté
Director of Photography
Archie Stout
Archie Stout
Director of Photography
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Music Director
George Haight
George Haight
Associate Producer
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Oscar Lagerstrom
Oscar Lagerstrom
Sound Recordist

Posters and backgrounds

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