Film
Clive of India
Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.
Overview
Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.
Cast
- Ronald ColmanRobert Clive
- Loretta YoungMargaret Maskelyne
- Colin CliveCapt. Johnstone
- Francis ListerEdmund Maskelyne
- C. Aubrey SmithPrime Minister
- Cesar RomeroMir Jaffar
- Montagu LoveGovernor Pigot
- Lumsden HareSergeant Clark
