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.

Genres

Cast

Ronald Colman

Robert Clive

Loretta Young

Margaret Maskelyne

Colin Clive

Capt. Johnstone

Francis Lister

Edmund Maskelyne

C. Aubrey Smith

Prime Minister

Cesar Romero

Mir Jaffar

Montagu Love

Governor Pigot

Lumsden Hare

Sergeant Clark

Ferdinand Munier

Admiral Watson

Gilbert Emery

Mr. Sullivan

Leo G. Carroll

Mr. Manning

Etienne Girardot

Mr. Warburton