In the 1700s Clive, clerk of the East India Company, transfers and become a soldier. His leadership and gift for manipulation strengthen England's hold over India but his wealth is often threatened by the enemies he makes along the way.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird obsession with 1930s costume dramas or you’re a massive Ronald Colman fan. If you want something that feels alive or has a pulse, look elsewhere. People who hate stuffy, slow-moving historical biographies will probably want to turn this off after about fifteen m...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Richard Boleslawski
Edgar Jones
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird obsession with 1930s costume dramas or you’re a massive Ronald Colman fan. If you want something that feels alive or has a pulse, look elsewhere. People who hate stuffy, slow-moving historical biographies will probably want to turn this off after about fifteen minutes. Ronald Colman is doing that thing where he looks very intense while staring off into the distance, trying to sell the idea that a clerk can just suddenly become a military..."
R.J. Minney, W.P. Lipscomb
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