The Captive (1915)

  • NR
  • 04/22/1915 (US)
  • War, Drama, Romance
  • 50m

Picturization of the Successful Play

Overview

Set during the Balkan Wars, The Captive tells the story of Sonia, a young woman living in Montenegro and left to care for her younger brother Milos and the family farm when older brother Marko goes off to battle. Unable to handle the day-to-day 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 love. 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.

Cecil B. DeMille

Director, Writer

Jeanie Macpherson

Writer

Cast

Blanche Sweet's headshot

Blanche Sweet

Sonya Matinovich
House Peters's headshot

House Peters

Muhamud Hassan
Gerald Ward's headshot

Gerald Ward

Milos Martinovich
Page Peters's headshot

Page Peters

Marko Martinovitch
Jeanie Macpherson's headshot

Jeanie Macpherson

Milka
Theodore Roberts's headshot

Theodore Roberts

The burgomaster
William Elmer's headshot

William Elmer

Turkish Officer
Marjorie Daw's headshot

Marjorie Daw

Peasant Girl

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