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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
Sep 9, 2021 · Actor and film-maker Kenneth Griffith tells the story of the life of Robert Clive, better known as Clive of India. As first governor of the Bengal presidency he is credited, along with...
- 90 min
- 14.3K
- Kenneth Griffith Archive
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
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
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. A clerk in the company, Robert Clive, is frustrated by his lack of advancement, and transfers to the military arm of the company, where he excels.
Disappointing bio of Robert Clive (Ronald Coleman), the British man who rose to power by leading the British government to take over India and destroy Suraj Ud Dowlah. Along the way Clive finds time to get a wife (Loretta Young) but this too leads to hard times.
