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The Adventures of Marco Polo
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The Adventures of Marco Polo 1956 Directed by Max Liebman

Venetian merchant Marco Polo travels to the East and the court of Kublai Khan who makes him an emissary and sends him on diplomatic missions throughout his empire. Over many years, Polo learns new cultures and languages, but he is haunted by the face of a mysterious woman whom he had met before leaving Venice and encounters her face in every woman he sees. Eventually returning to Venice to share his exotic and esoteric knowledge, Marco Polo once again finds the woman of his dreams. The Adventures of Marco Polo was an original, live television musical which was broadcast on NBC on April 14, 1956.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Production Company NBC
Release Date 14 April 1956
90 mins
Cast
Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake Marco Polo
Doretta Morrow
Doretta Morrow Beggar Girl
Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss Nicolo
Paul Ukena
Paul Ukena Kublai Khan
Jerome Kilty
Jerome Kilty Baron's Son
Ross Martin
Ross Martin Baron
Beatrice Kraft
Beatrice Kraft Dancer
Bhasker
Bhasker Whirling Dervish
Crew
Director
Max Liebman
Max Liebman
Writers
Will Glickman
Will Glickman
Billy Friedberg
Billy Friedberg
Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Producer
Max Liebman
Max Liebman
Composer
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Music
Charles Sanford
Charles Sanford
Clay Warnick
Clay Warnick
Mel Pahl
Mel Pahl
Irwin Kostal
Irwin Kostal