Action ·Adventure ·Drama ·History ·War ·Romance · United States of America · 1935 · 1h 34m

Clive of India

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Director
Richard Boleslawski
Cast
Ronald Colman as Robert Clive Loretta Young as Margaret Maskelyne Colin Clive as Capt. Johnstone Francis Lister as Edmund Maskelyne C. Aubrey Smith as Prime Minister Cesar Romero as Mir Jaffar
Crew
J. Peverell Marley — Director of Photography Barbara McLean — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer R. J. Minney — Screenplay W.P. Lipscomb — Screenplay R. J. Minney — Novel
Tagline

Six words from a woman changed the map of Asia!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookbased on true storybased on play or musicalcalcutta18th centuryrise to powerbritish colonialismcolonial indiahistory of indiageorgian or regency era
Key Collaborators
Richard Boleslawski Director J. Peverell Marley Director of Photography Barbara McLean Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer R. J. Minney Screenplay W.P. Lipscomb Screenplay R. J. Minney Novel Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
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