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The Captive

Picturization of the Successful Play
Apr 22, 1915 · 50m
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War
Drama
Romance

PLOT

During the Balkan Wars, Sonia is a young woman living in Montenegro and left to care for her younger brother Milos and the family farm while elder brother Marko goes off to battle. Unable to handle the daily tasks following her brother’s tragic death, help comes in the form of Mahmud Hassan, a captured Turk nobleman, now a prisoner of war. Tasked with helping Sonia, their initial frosty relationship soon melts into romance. As the war rages on Sonia, Mahmud and Milos will face near-insurmountable obstacles in their quest for a better life amidst the hell of war.

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CAST

Blanche Sweet
Sonya Matinovich
House Peters
Muhamud Hassan
Gerald Ward
Milos Martinovich
Page Peters
Marko Martinovitch
Jeanie Macpherson
Milka
Theodore Roberts
The burgomaster
William Elmer
Turkish Officer
Marjorie Daw
Peasant Girl
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Country
US

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