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Doctor Who: Marco Polo

19642h 55mWaris Hussein,John Crockett

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The TARDIS crew lands in the Himalayas of Cathay in 1289, their ship badly damaged, and are picked up by Marco Polo's caravan on its way along the fabled Silk Road to see the Emperor Kublai Khan. The story concerns the Doctor and his companions' attempts to thwart the machinations of Tegana, who attempts to sabotage the caravan along its travels through the Pamir Plateau and across the treacherous Gobi Desert, and ultimately to assassinate Kublai Khan in Peking, at the height of his imperial power.

Science FictionAdventureDrama
Time TravelMarco PoloLost Film13th Century

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What is Doctor Who: Marco Polo (1964) about?

The TARDIS crew lands in the Himalayas of Cathay in 1289, their ship badly damaged, and are picked up by Marco Polo's caravan on its way along the fabled Silk Road to see the Emperor Kublai Khan. The story concerns the Doctor and his companions' attempts to thwart the machinations of Tegana, who attempts to sabotage the caravan along its travels through the Pamir Plateau and across the…

Who stars in Doctor Who: Marco Polo?

Doctor Who: Marco Polo stars William Hartnell (The Doctor), Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright), William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Mark Eden (Marco Polo). The film was directed by Waris Hussein.

How long is Doctor Who: Marco Polo?

Doctor Who: Marco Polo has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1964.

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