Marco Polo is a 2007 American made-for-television historical adventure drama film directed by Kevin Connor, starring Ian Somerhalder, BD Wong and Brian Dennehy. 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 BD Wong as Pedro Desiree Ann Siahaan as Temulun / Kensai Brian Dennehy as Kublai Khan Lim Kay Tong as Lord Chenchu Christian Lee as Cogatai Yan Luo as Chabi 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 as Rustigielo Baljinnyamyn Amarsaikhan as Arig External links 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