Clive of India (1935)
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. east india company, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, based on true story, based on play or musical, calcutta, 18th century, rise to power, british colonialism, colonial india, history of india, georgian or regency era