Marco Polo (mini-series)

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show_name = Marco Polo


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genre = Drama, History
creator =
writer = David Butler
Vincenzo Labella
Giuliano Montaldo
director = Giuliano Montaldo
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starring = Ken Marshall
Denholm Elliott
F. Murray Abraham
Anne Bancroft
John Gielgud
John Houseman
Burt Lancaster
Tony Lo Bianco
Ian McShane
Leonard Nimoy
David Warner
James Hong
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composer = Ennio Morricone
country = USA
flagcountry|Italy
language = English
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num_episodes = 4
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executive_producer = Giovanni Bertolucci
Franco Cristaldi
Vincenzo Labella
co_exec = Renato M. Pachetti
producer = Vincenzo Labella
sup_producer =
asst_producer = John A. Martinelli
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editor = John A. Martinelli
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location = China
Italy
Mongolia
Morocco
cinematography = Pasqualino De Santis
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runtime = 480 min.
channel = flagicon|United StatesNBC
flagicon|ItalyRAI
picture_format = Film
audio_format = Monaural
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first_aired = flagicon|United StatesMay 16, 1982
flagicon|ItalyDecember 5, 1982
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imdb_id = 0083446
tv_com_id = 20142

"Macro Polo" is an american-italian television miniseries originally broadcast by NBC in the United States, by Antenne 2 in France and by RAI in Italy in 1982. It starred Ken Marshall as Marco Polo, the 14th-century Venetian explorer. The series also featured cameo appearances by Denholm Elliott, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, 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.