The Adventures of Marco Polo
HE Came, HE Saw, HE Conquered
Genres
Overview
The Venetian traveler Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan and foils a plotter with fireworks in medieval China.
Details
Budget
$2000000
Revenue
$1700000
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1938-04-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
6.031
Gary Cooper
Marco Polo
Sigrid Gurie
Princess Kukachin
Basil Rathbone
Ahmed
George Barbier
Kublai Khan
Binnie Barnes
Nazama
Ernest Truex
Binguccio
Alan Hale
Kaidu
H.B. Warner
Chen Tsu
Robert Greig
Chamberlain
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Persian Ambassador
Henry Kolker
Nicolo Polo
Lotus Liu
Visakha
Stanley Fields
Bayan
Harold Huber
Toctai
Lana Turner
Maid
Ward Bond
Mongol Guard (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Hale Hamilton
Maffeo Polo (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
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