The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Adventures of Marco Polo |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1938-10-03 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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| Title for Swedish TV release |
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Crew
| Director |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music |
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| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer |
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| Assistant Director |
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| Second Unit Director |
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| Special Effects | |
| Story | |
| Special Photographic Effects | |
| Orchestra Leader | |
| Orchestration |
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| Musical Director | |
| Assistant Production Designer | |
| Set Decorator | |
| Costume Designer |
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| Stunt |
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| Other Crew |
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Cast
| Gary Cooper | Marco Polo | ||
| Sigrid Gurie | prinsessan Kukachin | ||
| Basil Rathbone | Ahmed | ||
| George Barbier | Kublai Khan | ||
| Binnie Barnes | Nazama | ||
| Ernest Truex | Binguccio | ||
| Alan Hale | Kaidu | ||
| H.B. Warner | Chen Tsu | ||
| Robert Greig (as Robert Grieg) | kammarherren | ||
| Ferdinand Gottschalk | den persiske ambassadören | ||
| Henry Kolker | Nicolo Polo | ||
| Lotus Liu | Visakha | ||
| Stanley Fields | Bayan | ||
| Harold Huber | Toctai | ||
| Lana Turner | Nazamas uppasserska | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Ward Bond | mongulvakt | ||
| Eugene Hoo | Chen Tsus son | ||
| Helen Quan | Chen Tsus dotter | ||
| Soo Yong | Chen Tsus hustru | ||
| Jason Robards | messenger | ||
| Mrs. Ng | Chen Tsu's mother | ||
| Richard Alexander | Ahmeds medhjälpare | ||
| Reginald Barlow | Giuseppi, venetiansk affärsman | ||
| Granville Bates | venetiansk affärsman | ||
| Theodore Von Eltz | venetiansk affärsman | ||
| Harry Cording | en av Kaidus officerare | ||
| Leo Fielding | en av Kaidus officerare | ||
| Dick Rich | en av Kaidus officerare | ||
| Joe Woody | en av Kaidus officerare | ||
| Anne Graham | kvinna | ||
| Greta Granstedt | Kaidus uppasserska | ||
| Hale Hamilton | Maffeo Polo | ||
| Mia Ichioka | hovdam | ||
| Diana Moncardo | hovdam | ||
| Dora Young | hovdam | ||
| Gloria Youngblood | hovdam | ||
| Harry Kerus | Kaidus vakt | ||
| James B. Leong | tartarkrigare | ||
| Diane Toy | Kaidus underhållare | ||
| Harry Wilson | vakt |
Companies
| Production Company | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | ||
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| Copyright | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | 1938-03-11 | LP7885 |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | United Artists AB | 1938 | |
| Rosenbergs Filmbyrå AB | 1946 | ||
| Wivefilm Distribution AB | 1959 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 61091 |
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| Date | 1947-01-21 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2600 meters |
| Notes | Speltid: 95 minuter. |
| Censorship number | 57885 |
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| Date | 1946-06-08 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2840 meters |
| Censored length | 2833 meters |
| Notes | Speltid: 104 minuter. |
| Censorship number | 61091 |
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| Date | 1940 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2769 meters |
| Notes | Speltid: 101 minuter. |
| Censorship number | 57885 |
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| Date | 1938-08 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2905 meters |
| Censored length | 2898 meters |
| Notes | 106 minuter. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white (tinted) |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2854 meter |
| Length in minutes | 104 min |
| Reels | 11 reels |
Production location
| 1937-06-16 | 1937-09 | |||||
| Alabama Hills | Lone Pine, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| Lake Malibu, Kalifornien | USA | |||||
| Paramount Ranch | Agoura, Kalifornien | USA | ||||
| Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park | Agua Dulce, Kalifornien | USA |
Release dates
| First showing | 1938-04-07 | New York City, New York | USA | 104 min | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 1938-10-03 | Riviera | Stockholm | Sweden | 106 min | |
| TV showing | 1979-04-15 | TV2 | Sweden | |||
| 1981-07-15 | TV2 | Sweden |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | Duplicate negative |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 60 x 80 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | Swedish |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | set |
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| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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