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‘In the Footsteps of Marco Polo’ nominated for an Emmy®!

‘In the Footsteps of Marco Polo’ nominated for an Emmy®!

This year, PBS leads the News and Documentary Emmy® Awards nominations with 41, and "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo" has been nominated for an Emmy® in the category of Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming.

Posted: Jul 20th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 653   
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCO POLO chronicles the journey of two ordinary guys – Denis Belliveau and Francis O’Donnell – as they set out to follow Polo’s historic route.

Posted: Mar 2nd, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 976   
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Watch the Full Program

Watch the full version of "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo" now.

Posted: Dec 4th, 2008  Comments: 85   Views: 33,338   
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About the Film

About the Film

Denis Belliveau and Francis O’Donnell took a wild idea – retrace Marco Polo’s entire 25,000-mile, land-and-sea route from Venice to China and back – and spent two incredible years of their lives making their dream a reality.

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2008  Comments: 89   Views: 10,243   
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Photo Gallery: The Journey of a Lifetime

Photo Gallery: The Journey of a Lifetime

View a selection of Denis Belliveau's photographs from his travels in the footsteps of Marco Polo.

Posted: Dec 2nd, 2008  Comments: 23   Views: 7,413   
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From the Director’s Cut: The Spice Route

From the Director’s Cut: The Spice Route

Denis and Francis retrace Marco Polo's travels along the Spice Route in India.

Posted: Dec 1st, 2008  Comments: 3   Views: 1,053   
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From the Director’s Cut: Did Marco Polo Go to China?

From the Director’s Cut: Did Marco Polo Go to China?

Denis and Francis document descriptions of China that Marco Polo did not reveal in his account of his travels.

Posted: Dec 1st, 2008  Comments: 0   Views: 811   
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From the Director’s Cut: China

From the Director’s Cut: China

Denis and Francis find that many of the things Marco Polo described in China still exist.

Posted: Dec 1st, 2008  Comments: 3   Views: 755   
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Schedule

Schedule

Find out when IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCO POLO airs on your local PBS station.

Posted: Dec 1st, 2008  Comments: 13   Views: 8,756   
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From the Director’s Cut: Balkh

From the Director’s Cut: Balkh

Watch Denis and Francis follow Marco Polo's footsteps to Balkh, the former capital of the Bactrian kingdom in modern-day Afghanistan.

Posted: Dec 1st, 2008  Comments: 1   Views: 885   
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    • After watching this, I feel like you guys are my lifelong friends. Wonderful adventure story by two terrfic guys...thank you!!
      Robert Nardoza | 20Nov09 | More
    • My husband and I sat before the tv mesmerized. I want to see it again and again and share it ...
      June Colangelo | 20Nov09 | More
    • I just caught the program on channel 13 NYC.THANK YOU for broadening our horizons- vast dry plains, shaggy camels, jungles,and ...
      Heather Y. | 19Nov09 | More
    • Just Stunning!!!! Amazing what you two have done. I just saw the show and Iam writting as we speak. I ...
      nadeem | 19Nov09 | More
    • Ahhhh. Feel like I've been allowed to step into Heaven for a moment! Thank you Francis and Denis for the ...
      Cary T. Saccente | 19Nov09 | More
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"It was the best-documented journey of its time, inspiring the imaginations and ambitions of countless adventurers, including Christopher Columbus. Now we, too, can follow in the footsteps of Marco Polo, with guides as vividly exciting and engaging as Marco himself. With both their film and this book Denis and Francis have recreated what Joseph Campbell would have applauded as 'The Hero's Journey.' Come take it yourself and you'll never turn back."
- Bill Moyers
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