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.
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
Montagu Love
as Governor Pigot
Lumsden Hare
as Sergeant Clark
Ferdinand Munier
as Admiral Watson
Gilbert Emery
as Mr. Sullivan
Leo G. Carroll
as Mr. Manning
Etienne Girardot
as Mr. Warburton
