Doctor Who: Marco Polo

7.219642h 55mScience FictionAdventureDrama

Doctor Who: Marco Polo (1964) is a science fiction, adventure film directed by Waris Hussein, John Crockett rated 7.2/10.

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.

Released: 1964-04-04

Duration: 2h 55m

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Waris Hussein, John Crockett

Writer: John Lucarotti

Cast: William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell, Mark Eden, Derren Nesbitt

Production: BBC