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The Captive
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The Captive

1915-04-22 · 50 min · ★ 6.0

War · Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Cecil B. DeMille
Production companies
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Blanche SweetBlanche SweetSonya Matinovich
House PetersHouse PetersMuhamud Hassan
Gerald WardMilos Martinovich
Page PetersPage PetersMarko Martinovitch
Jeanie MacphersonJeanie MacphersonMilka
Theodore RobertsTheodore RobertsThe burgomaster
William ElmerWilliam ElmerTurkish Officer
Marjorie DawMarjorie DawPeasant Girl
Tex DriscollTex DriscollSoldier
Raymond HattonRaymond HattonTurkish Soldier

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