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Marco Polo Season 1 Episodes

1982-1982
1 Season
NBC
Drama, Action & Adventure

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A 10-hour re-creation of 13th-century splendors and intrigues, chronicling the perilous trek to the Orient of the Venetian trader's son, depicted here as a guileless charmer with a taste for wanderlust. An Emmy winner for Outstanding Limited Series, it featured an all-star supporting cast and was handsomely photographed in locales including China, Venice, Morocco and Mongolia.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

5 Episodes 1982 - 1982

Episode 1

Sun, Dec 5, 1982 85 mins

Part 1. The splendors and intrigues of the 13th century are seen through the eyes of the Venetian Marco Polo (Ken Marshall), who sets out with his father and uncle on a journey to the Far East. Niccolo: Denholm Elliott. Teobaldo: Burt Lancaster. Doge: John Gielgud. Matteo: Tony Vogel.

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Episode 2

85 mins

Part 2. Continuing on their journey to the Far East, the Polos endure many hardships, including capture by Moslem warriors, the plague in Persia and an avalanche in Tibet. Marco: Ken Marshall. Niccolo: Denholm Elliott. Matteo: Tony Vogel.

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Episode 3

85 mins

Part 3. Marco (Ken Marshall) is awarded an imperial appointment by the mighty Kublai Khan and is befriended by the Khan's son, Chinkin (Junichi Ishida). Kublai Khan: Ying Ruocheng. Achmet: Leonard Nimoy. Phags-Pa: James Hong. Niccolo: Denholm Elliott.

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Episode 4

85 mins

Part 4. Marco (Ken Marshall) is appointed as an emissary to southern China, and falls in love with an orphaned Westerner (Kathryn Dowling). Achmet: Leonard Nimoy. Chinkin: Junichi Ishida. Niccolo: Denholm Elliott. Kublai Khan: Ying Ruocheng.

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Episode 5

85 mins

Monica (Kathryn Dowling) is tried for treason and Kublai Khan faces an armed rebellion in the conclusion of the miniseries. Marco: Ken Marshall. Kublai Khan: Ying Ruocheng. Niccolo: Denholm Elliott. Achmet: Leonard Nimoy. Phags-Pa: James Hong.

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