Marco Polo (2007 film)

Marco Polo
Film poster
Written by	Ron Hutchinson
Directed by	Kevin Connor
Starring	Ian Somerhalder BD Wong Brian Dennehy
Theme music composer	Ken Thorne
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Robert Halmi Sr. Michael O'Connor Shan Tam
Cinematography	Thomas Burstyn
Editor	Barry Peters
Running time	131 minutes
Original release
Release	June 2, 2007 (2007-06-02)

Marco Polo is a 2007 American made-for-television historical adventure film directed by Kevin Connor, starring Ian Somerhalder, BD Wong and Brian Dennehy. In the 13th century, imprisoned in Genoa, Marco Polo, a Venetian trader, recounts his days as a young man in China to a fellow prisoner who is dying. He reminisces about his fantastic adventures, his rise to governorship in Kublai Khan's court in Mongolia, his love for a kidnapped concubine and his escape back to Italy as a wealthy man.

Cast

• Ian Somerhalder as Marco Polo
• BD Wong as Pedro
• Desiree Ann Siahaan as Temulun / Kensai
• Brian Dennehy as Kublai Khan
• Lim Kay Tong as Lord Chenchu
• Christian Lee as Cogatai
• Yan Luo as Chabi
• Michael Chow as Chi
• Mark Jax as Niccolo Polo
• Alan Shearman as Maffeo Polo
• Michael O'Hagan as Old Marco Polo
• Ramin Razaghi Sefati as Persian Physician (credited as Rumin Razagh)
• Jiaolong Sun as Chonggu (credited as Sun Jiao Long)
• Zi Ge Fang as Achmath (credited as Fang Ge)
• Rodger Bumpass as Rustigielo
• Baljinnyamyn Amarsaikhan as Arig

External links

• Marco Polo at IMDb
• Marco Polo at the TCM Movie Database