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Marco Polio - 1982 Available DVD

posted 16 years ago by amessina-6
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Anyone interested in purchasing a copy email me for additional info.

I have seen this TV mini series when it first aired over WOR-TV in New York City in 1982, over one of the first home satellite TV receivers.

I was fortunate to record in VHS format this mini series on my Video Tape Recorder, although the quality is far from good. I still find this feature made for TV one of the greatest reenactments of Marco Polo ever. Even today with Hollywood relying on Computer Graphics and Blue Screen can't compare to the cinematography of Marco Polo of 1982. Why this feature was never released in Motion Picture Theaters or made available on commercial grade VHS or DVD or even re-aired over TV has me baffled. Yet this will always remain in my film library as a Classic film

[–] eolson22 16 years ago

The series re-aired. I watched it twice, and saw part of a 3rd airing a few years after.

Indeed, why has this not been released, when other major historical minis of its time have been (Shogun, Masada come to mind.)

[–] burton9 16 years ago

I would love a copy of this mini-series. I saw it back in 1982 and as my children are studying about Marco Polo now, I remembered there was a movie about it. I'm glad you had the foresight to copy it! Please let me know what I can do to get a copy. Thanks, Kelly
my email: [email protected]