Doctor Who: Marco Polo (1964): Cast
Doctor Who: Marco Polo is a 1964 adventure drama directed by Waris Hussein and John Crockett, starring Mark Eden as Marco Polo, Martin Miller and William Hartnell. It runs 2 hours 55 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 55m (175 min)
- Directors
- Waris Hussein and John Crockett
- Original language
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English - Studio
- BBC
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Doctor Who: Marco Polo About?
The premise of Doctor Who: Marco Polo without spoilers.
The TARDIS crew crash‑lands on the Himalayan plateau of Cathay in 1289, their ship badly damaged, and are rescued by Marco Polo’s caravan traveling the Silk Road to the court of Kublai Khan. The Doctor and his companions must thwart Tegna, who seeks to sabotage the caravan across the Pamir and Gobi deserts and ultimately assassinate the emperor in Peking.
Doctor Who: Marco Polo Themes & Keywords
· 17 tags- marco polo character
- kublai khan
- 13th century
- first doctor
- year 1289
- science teacher
- history teacher
- grandfather granddaughter relationship
- warrior
- mongol
- chinese
- lost film
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- caucasian actor playing asian character
- tardis
- marco polo
- stubborn old man
- eccentric senior citizen
Doctor Who: Marco Polo Cast & Characters
Mark Eden leads the cast as Marco Polo, with Martin Miller as Kublai Khan and William Hartnell as The Doctor. Directed by Waris Hussein and John Crockett; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Waris Hussein
- Co-director John Crockett
- Mark Eden as Marco Polo
- Martin Miller as Kublai Khan
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William Hartnell as The Doctor - William Russell as Ian Chesterton
Also Starring in Doctor Who: Marco Polo
· 15 more- Derren Nesbitt Tegana
- Tutte Lemkow Kuiju
- Carole Ann Ford Susan Foreman
- Jacqueline Hill Barbara Wright
- Claire Davenport Empress
- Jimmy Gardner Chenchu
- Zienia Merton Ping Cho
- Philip Voss Acomat
- Peter Lawrence Vizier
- Michael Guest Mongol Bandit
- Gábor Baraker Wang-Lo
- Paul Carson Ling-Tau
- Leslie Bates Man at Lop
- Charles Wade Malik
- Basil Tang Office Foreman
More from Waris Hussein and John Crockett
More films directed by Waris Hussein and John Crockett: She Walks the Woods, Her Best Friend’s Husband, Sixth Happiness and A Child’s Wish.
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Doctor Who: Marco Polo FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Doctor Who: Marco Polo, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Doctor Who: Marco Polo?
Doctor Who: Marco Polo runs 2 hours 55 minutes (175 minutes).
When was Doctor Who: Marco Polo released?
Doctor Who: Marco Polo was released on April 4, 1964.
Who directed Doctor Who: Marco Polo?
Doctor Who: Marco Polo was directed by Waris Hussein and John Crockett.
More films by Waris Hussein Who is in the cast of Doctor Who: Marco Polo?
Doctor Who: Marco Polo stars Mark Eden as Marco Polo, Martin Miller as Kublai Khan and William Hartnell as The Doctor, among 19 credited actors.
Does Doctor Who: Marco Polo have a post-credit scene?
No. Doctor Who: Marco Polo has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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