Marco Polo [Starring Richard Harrison As Marco Polo] (Shaw Brothers) Aka The Four Assassins (1975)

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Marco Polo (1975) Marco Polo [馬哥波羅] (1975) AKA The Four Assassins Starring Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-Chun, Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan, Phillip Kwok Chun-Fung, Richard Harrison, Shih Szu, Lo Dik, Gordon Liu Chia-Hui, Leung Kar-Yan, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Li Tong-Chun, Carter Wong, Tang Tak-Cheung, Ting Wa-Chung, Chang I-Fei, Lee Ying, Chan Wai-Lau, Han Chiang Directed by Chang Cheh Expectations: Very high. New Chang Cheh always gets me excited. It’s fair to assume that a film titled Marco Polo would be centered around Marco Polo, the trader who became a trusted advisor to Kublai Khan , the Mongol leader who completed the conquest of the Song Dynasty and established the Yuan Dynasty . In Chang Cheh’s film, though, Polo is merely a small component. He is at the heart of the plot, but he honestly doesn’t do much more than glare at some people now and then. This really bothered me, and I spent a good portion of the movie trying to understand why the film might be titled after a character who does so little. I eventually came to a conclusion (which I’ll get around to), but it’s one that will require a second viewing to fully appreciate. At this juncture, I’d call it an uncharacteristically w…

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Marco Polo

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