
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play First broadcast in 1982 this Emmy award winning epic adventure cost a staggering ten million dollars & featured an all-star Oscar winning cast Filmed on location in Italy Morocco Nepal & China this lavish mini-series was the first Western production to film in China after WWII & took over thirteen months to complete An epic in every sense of the word Born in Venice in 1254 Marco Polo was just 17 when he set off with his father & uncle to travel the Silk Road to China Their adventurous journey through Asia which lasted three & half years took them through uncharted territory & went down in history as one of the greatest exploratory journeys of all time Marco then spent 17 years in Peking as the guest of the Great Khan winning the trust & respect of the Emperor for whom he carried out various diplomatic missions Marco took great care to understand & record the culture language traditions & customs of the people he met during his long travels & as a result became one of history&s legendary explorers Actors Ken Marshall Denholm Elliott Burt Lancster Anne Bancroft John Gielgud & David Warner Director Giuliano Montaldo Certificate PGYear 1982 Languages English Duration 7 hours & 27 minutes (approx)