Marco (1973 film)

Marco
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySeymour Robbie
Written byRomeo Muller
Produced byJules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.
StarringDesi Arnaz Jr.
Jack Weston
Zero Mostel
CinematographyRokurô Nishigaki
Music byMaury Laws
Production
companies
Tomorrow Entertainment
Videocraft International
Distributed byCinerama Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • December 21, 1973 (1973-12-21)
Running time
109 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Japan
LanguageEnglish

Marco is a 1973 American-Japanese[1] historical musical adventure film directed by Seymour Robbie and starring Desi Arnaz Jr., Jack Weston and Zero Mostel, which depicts the 13th century journey of Italian merchant and explorer Marco Polo along the Silk Road and his meeting with Kublai Khan.[2]

It has been described as unreleased in the United States.,[1] released as a television movie,[3] or as a theatrical release.

On December 9, 1972, Arnaz appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to promote the film.[4] His romantic partner Liza Minnelli had traveled to Tokyo with him during the filming.[5]

Plot

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b "The big new NBC television miniseries, "Marco Polo," that".
  2. ^ Roberts p.481
  3. ^ "The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) - Notes - TCM.com". www.tcm.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the {Desi Arnaz, Jr.; David Clayton-Thomas; Jaye P. Morgan; Dr. Irwin M. Stillman} (Tv)".
  5. ^ "Two "houses" of Hollywood Royalty: Judy & Lucy's Kids Got Serious". 29 April 2019.

Bibliography

  • Jerry Roberts. Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press, 2009.


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