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.

• 20th Century Pictures
• United Artists
• Ronald Colman
• Loretta Young
• Colin Clive
• Francis Lister
• C. Aubrey Smith
• Cesar Romero
• Montagu Love
• Lumsden Hare