''Marco Polo'' is a 2007 American

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directed by Kevin Connor, starring Ian Somerhalder,

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. In the 13th Century, imprisoned in Genoa, Marco Polo, a Venetian trader, recounts his days as a young man in China to a fellow prisoner who is dying. He reminisces about his fantastic adventures, his rise to governorship in Kublai Khan's court in Mongolia, his love for a kidnapped concubine and his escape back to Italy as a wealthy man.

Cast

* Ian Somerhalder as Marco Polo *

as Pedro * Desiree Ann Siahaan as Temulun / Kensai *

as Kublai Khan *

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as Lord Chenchu * Christian Lee as Cogatai * Yan Luo as

Chabi Empress Chabi (, ; , c. 1216 –1281) was a Khongirad empress consort of the Yuan dynasty of Mongol, married to Kublai Khan (Emperor Shizu). Life She was born around 1216 to Alchi Noyan's son Anchen Noyan . Nephew of Börte from Khongirad tribe an ...

* Michael Chow as Chi * Mark Jax as Niccolo Polo * Alan Shearman as Maffeo Polo * Michael O'Hagan as Old Marco Polo * Ramin Razaghi Sefati as Persian Physician (credited as Rumin Razagh) * Jiaolong Sun as Chonggu (credited as Sun Jiao Long) * Zi Ge Fang as Achmath (credited as Fang Ge) *

Rodger Bumpass Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He voices several other characters on the show as ...

Rustigielo Rustichello da Pisa, also known as Rusticiano (fl. late 13th century), was an Italian romance writer in Franco-Italian language. He is best known for co-writing Marco Polo's autobiography, ''The Travels of Marco Polo'', while they were in priso ...

Baljinnyamyn Amarsaikhan Baljinnyamyn Amarsaikhan ( mn, Балжиннямын Амарсайхан) is a Mongolian actor and producer, known for '' Thief of the Mind'' (2011) and '' Trapped Abroad'' (2014). ''Thief of the Mind'' (or ''Mind Thief'') produced by Amarsai ...

as Arig

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* * * 2007 television films 2007 films Cultural depictions of Kublai Khan Cultural depictions of Marco Polo Films set in the Yuan dynasty Films set in the 13th century Films directed by Kevin Connor Films scored by Ken Thorne {{US-tv-film-stub