Clive of India

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Ronald Colman Robert Clive

Loretta Young Margaret Maskelyne

Colin Clive Capt. Johnstone

Francis Lister Edmund Maskelyne

C. Aubrey Smith Prime Minister