Marco the Magnificent

Marco the Magnificent

A story of endurance, savagery and heroism

1965 · 112 min · ★ 4.8 · Adventure

Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.

Directed by Denys de La Patellière · Written by Noël Howard

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