The Adventures of Marco Polo
movie
Released April 14, 1956
Overview
Venetian merchant Marco Polo travels to the East and the court of Kublai Khan who makes him an emissary and sends him on diplomatic missions throughout his empire. Over many years, Polo learns new cultures and languages, but he is haunted by the face of a mysterious woman whom he had met before leaving Venice and encounters her face in every woman he sees. Eventually returning to Venice to share his exotic and esoteric knowledge, Marco Polo once again finds the woman of his dreams. The Adventures of Marco Polo was an original, live television musical which was broadcast on NBC on April 14, 1956.
Cast
Crew
Max Liebman
as
Director
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Clay Warnick
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Songs
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Original Music Composer
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Charles Sanford
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Conductor
Irwin Kostal
as
Orchestrator
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Will Glickman
as
Writer
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Mel Pahl
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Songs
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Edward Eager
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Lyricist
Max Liebman
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Producer
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Billy Friedberg
as
Writer
Neil Simon
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Writer