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The Adventures Of Marco Polo

1938, Movie, NR, 100 mins

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The most lavish of four major films based on the exploits of the 13th-century Venetian traveler, Marco Polo, Goldwyn's version has Cooper and his whining, cringing aide, Truex, more pathetic than humorous, survive sandstorms, shipwrecks, and avalanches en route to the Orient. As the first white man into China (or the first to record a visit), Cooper is a witty but wary Polo immersed in the court intrigues of Kublai Khan, expansively played by Barbier. Cooper falls in love wi... read more leave a comment
Gary Cooper stars in this lavish and often comic retelling of the life of the famed Italian explorer, Marco Polo. Polo crosses the seas in search of treasure and adventure, and finds both in China where he is introduced to several practical innovations, such as pasta and explosives. He is also introduced to Kublai Khan, China's wise and benevolent Emperor and the Emperor's lovely daughter, Princess Kukuchin. Romance begins to bloom between Marco and the Princess and jealousy evolves as the Emperor's assistant also has his eyes on the princess.
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Length: 01:44:19
Posted: 11/14/2008
Gary Cooper stars in this lavish and often comic retelling of the life of the famed Italian explorer, Marco Polo. Polo crosses the seas in search of treasure and adventure, and finds both in China where he is introduced to several practical innovations, such as pasta and explosives. He is also introduced to Kublai Khan, China's wise and benevolent Emperor, and the Emperor's lovely daughter, Princess Kukuchin. Romance begins to bloom between Marco and the Princess and jealousy evolves as the Emperor's assistant also has his eyes on the princess.
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Length: 01:45:00
Posted: 11/30/2008
Gary Cooper stars in this lavish and often comic retelling of the life of the famed Italian explorer, Marco Polo. Polo crosses the seas in search of treasure and adventure, and finds both in China where he is introduced to several practical innovations, such as pasta and explosives. He is also introduced to Kublai Khan, China's wise and benevolent Emperor, and the Emperor's lovely daughter, Princess Kukuchin. Romance begins to bloom between Marco and the Princess and jealousy evolves as the Emperor's assistant also has his eyes on the princess.
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Length: 01:45:00
Posted: 11/30/2008
Year: 1938
Rated NR

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Cast
Gary Cooper: Marco Polo
Sigrid Gurie: Princess Kukuchin
Basil Rathbone: Ahmed
Ernest Truex: Binguccio
George Barbier: Kublai Khan
Binnie Barnes: Nazama

 

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