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Clive of India is a 1935 American historical biographical film starring Ronald Colman about the life of Robert Clive. It was based on R. J. Minney's play of the same name, and was co-written by Minney and W. P. Lipscomb and directed by Richard Boleslawski. Colin Clive, who appears in the film, was a descendant of Clive.
Clive of India: Directed by Richard Boleslawski. With Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Colin Clive, Francis Lister. In the mid-1700's the East India Company has power over commerce on the sub-continent, with the blessings of the British government.
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- Action, Adventure, Biography
- Richard Boleslawski
- 1935-01-25
The film is based on the life of Robert Clive (1725-1774), acknowledged as the driving force behind the British Empire's conquest of South Asia (today's India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), largely by plundering the state of Bengal, until Clive's era even wealthier than Britain itself.
- Richard Boleslawski, Bill Forsyth, Ben Silvey
- Ronald Colman
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 ...
In 1748 at Fort St. David, India, Robert Clive (Ronald Colman), a disenchanted East India Company clerk, joins the British army to help combat the French. Through brash daring, Clive escapes ...
- Richard Boleslawski
- Biography
- Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Colin Clive
Clive of India is a film directed by Richard Boleslawski with Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Colin Clive, Francis Lister .... Year: 1935. Original title: Clive of India. Synopsis: In the mid-1700's the East India Company has power over commerce on the sub-continent, with the blessings of the British government.
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Clive of India is a 1935 American historical biographical film based on Robert, Lord Clive's life. It was written by R.J. Minney and W. P. Lipscomb and directed by Richard Boleslawski. Colin Clive, who appears in the film, was a descendant of Clive.
