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Xanadu is a 1980 American musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel and directed by Robert Greenwald. The film stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and Gene Kelly in his final film role. It features music by Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra, Cliff Richard and the Tubes.
Mar 29, 2016 · Olivia Newton John Xanadu Original Version Remastered HD (1980) 17M views 8 years ago. sacha oudot. 63.5K subscribers.
Sep 18, 2019 · Xanadu (aka Shangdu, Shang-tu, and Kaiping) located in Inner Mongolia, northern China, was first the capital (1263-73) and then the summer capital (1274-1364) of the Mongol Empire. It came to prominence during the reign of Kublai Khan (r. 1260-1294) and was famous for its palaces, gardens and waterways. Xanadu received lasting fame in the ...
Xanadu may refer to: Shangdu , the summer capital of Yuan dynasty ruled by Khubilai Khaan, grandson of Genghis Khaan. a metaphor for opulence or an idyllic place, based upon Samuel Taylor Coleridge 's description of Shangdu in his poem Kubla Khan
Aug 8, 1980 · Xanadu: Directed by Robert Greenwald. With Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, James Sloyan. A struggling artist living in Los Angeles meets a girl who may hold the key to his happiness.
Xanadu, place in the opium-induced vision that English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge recorded in the poetic fragment “Kubla Khan” (1798). Coleridge’s fantasyland was based on Shangdu (“Upper Capital”), near present-day Duolun in Inner Mongolia, to which the real Kublai Khan moved the seat of Mongol.
Dec 23, 2020 · Released 40 years ago, disastrous disco musical Xanadu has a legacy that still endures. But why, asks Catherine Bray. The film opens on a simple shot of a sign that says "No trespassing". We...
