Marco Polo
Marco Polo
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Marco Polo

6.7 / 10 · 29 votes
1982
~1h 11m / ep
1 season
8 episodes
DramaAction & Adventure

The life of the 13th-century Venetian explorer who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.

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  • Part 1

    1.Part 1

    05-12-19821h 23m

    In 1298 the Genoese fleet attacks the Venetian ships. Marco Polo is captured and ends up in prison, where he starts dictating his memoirs to Rustichello da Pisa...

  • Part 2

    2.Part 2

    12-12-19821h 16m

    Niccolò and Matteo Polo, Marco's father and uncle, return from Venice as ambassadors of the Great Khan, and then leave for Cathay (China), this time together with Marco. The three...

  • Part 3

    3.Part 3

    19-12-19821h 18m

    After the Saracen leader has granted freedom to the Polos, the caravan can resume its journey and continue advancing into endless Persia. The Polos arrive in Hormuz, in the Persian...

  • Part 4

    4.Part 4

    26-12-19821h 10m

    On the Pamir plateau the Polos are swept away by an avalanche. Marco wakes up in the Muztag-Ata monastery, surrounded by golden Buddhas. After Niccolò and Matteo end up safe, the c...

  • Part 5

    5.Part 5

    02-01-19831h 10m

    Prince Chinkin, during an imperial hunting trip, is struck by an epileptic seizure: Marco Polo helps him, but risks being executed, since the disease is a disgrace that no one must...

  • Part 6

    6.Part 6

    09-01-19831h 7m

    The prime minister of the Great Khan Achmet is skeptical about the friendship between the prince and Marco Polo and decides to send the latter away by sending him to Southern China...

  • Part 7

    7.Part 7

    16-01-198359 min

    In 1281's Khanbaligh, capital of the empire, the Chinese are plotting against the Mongols. The Great Khan's minister, Achmet, is killed and the revolt begins, culminating in the ki...

  • Part 8

    8.Part 8

    23-01-19831h

    Prince Chinkin dies and the loss deeply saddens Kublai Khan, who, upon hearing the news of Nayan's rebellion, does not hesitate to lead the army to subdue it. For the Polos the tim...

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