The Marco Polo stone

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Television series
German title The Marco Polo stone
Original title La Pietra di Marco Polo
Country of production Italy
original language Italian
Year (s) 1982-1983
length 25 minutes
Episodes 26 in 2 seasons ( list )
genre Children and youth television series
music Pino Donaggio
First broadcast January 23, 1986 on ZDF
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The Marco Polo Stone is a 26-part Italian television series for children and young people set in Venice . Directed by Aldo Lado . The first broadcast on German television started on January 23, 1986 on ZDF . The German subtitle of the series is: "Adventure in Venice". The series was produced by Rai Uno .

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The siblings Marta, Adi, Malcolm, Gianni and their best friend Valerio live in the Italian lagoon city of Venice. They prefer to roam the historic St. Mark's Square (Italian: Piazza San Marco ) and get into adventurous situations again and again. Since they are still children and the world is fraught with danger, they understand that they are only strong as a unit and must stick together. They keep their greatest treasure with their mutual friend, their grandfather Valerios, whom they call Capitano. It is a blue stone, which they have given the name "Stone of Marco Polo ". This stone is a sanctuary for the children, because whenever someone from the group is in need or another adventure is to exist, they take an oath on this stone. According to the motto “ One on the Campo, all on the Campo. One in the lagoon , all in the lagoon “they invoke their community and draw strength for their deeds.

All sorts of things happen; sometimes they save a dog, which they later name Cuba and which stays with them from now on, or they help the Capitano when he is about to be deported to an old people's home . Adi, the youngest of the siblings, often causes unrest. In one episode, the rest of the family believe he has been kidnapped, but in truth Adi makes himself available as a tour guide for a Japanese tourist.

The series deals with its own topic in each episode and concludes this - so the episodes do not build on one another. In addition to the entertainment, some background knowledge should also be imparted, for example about the city of Venice.

Episode list

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast ITA German language first broadcast (D)
1 1 The dog Il cane - Jan. 23, 1986 (ZDF)
2 2 The basketball player Il pivot - Jan. 30, 1986 (ZDF)
3 3 The safe La cassaforte - Feb. 6, 1986 (ZDF)
4th 4th The protest La protesta - Feb. 13, 1986 (ZDF)
5 5 The stranger Lo straniero - Feb. 20, 1986 (ZDF)
6th 6th The music box Il carillon - Feb. 27, 1986 (ZDF)
7th 7th Theft Il furto - 6th Mar 1986 (ZDF)
8th 8th The treasure Il tesoro - 13 Mar 1986 (ZDF)
9 9 The moped Il motorino - 20 Mar 1986 (ZDF)
10 10 Failed La bocciatura - 27 Mar 1986 (ZDF)
11 11 The regatta La regata - April 3, 1986 (ZDF)
12 12 The theater performance L'impresario - April 10, 1986 (ZDF)
13 13 The bass lute Il mandolino torbato - Apr. 17, 1986 (ZDF)

season 2

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast ITA German language first broadcast (D)
14th 1 Heavy boys and easy girls Bulli e pupe - Apr. 24, 1986 (ZDF)
15th 2 The trick of the century Mania del secolo - June 5, 1986 (ZDF)
16 3 The donkey Il somaro - June 12, 1986 (ZDF)
17th 4th The termination L'espulsione "Lo sfratto" - June 19, 1986 (ZDF)
18th 5 The deserted island L'isola abbandonata - June 26, 1986 (ZDF)
19th 6th The weekend house Economia domestica - July 3, 1986 (ZDF)
20th 7th The operation Cose che capitano - July 10, 1986 (ZDF)
21st 8th The dolphin Il delfino - July 17, 1986 (ZDF)
22nd 9 The crisis Aria di crisi - July 24, 1986 (ZDF)
23 10 The poet L'ubriaco - July 31, 1986 (ZDF)
24 11 The secret of the lagoon Mistero in Laguna - 7 Aug 1986 (ZDF)
25th 12 The intruder L'intruso - 14 Aug 1986 (ZDF)
26th 13 The stork La cicogna - Aug. 21, 1986 (ZDF)

DVD release

The Marco Polo stone was published on October 7, 2016 in a complete box by Alive - Vertrieb und Marketing / DVD .

Others

With the exception of Stefano Cola, none of the young actors reappeared on screen. Cola appeared in an Italian film called "The Mystery of Morca" in 1984, which was also set in Venice. Some of the exterior shots are set in the San Trovaso shipyard in Venice.

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