Marco Polo
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1h 44m
Directed by Piero Pierotti, Hugo Fregonese • Action • 1962 • Italy, France • English
Starring Rory Calhoun, Yôko Tani, Camillo Pilotto
In this sumptuous sword-and-sandal feast, Rory Calhoun stars as Marco Polo, the legendary 13th-century explorer who journeys to China with the aim of expanding world trade. There he meets Princess Amuroy and an old hermit who has just invented gunpowder. With this explosive new “magic,” Marco builds a special cannon and spearheads a rebellion against an evil warlord.
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