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The Captive

The Captive (1915)

0h 50m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

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.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Studio: Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

Genre: War, Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Blanche Sweet

Blanche Sweet

as Sonya Matinovich

House Peters

House Peters

as Muhamud Hassan

Gerald Ward

Gerald Ward

as Milos Martinovich

Page Peters

Page Peters

as Marko Martinovitch

Jeanie Macpherson

Jeanie Macpherson

as Milka

Theodore Roberts

Theodore Roberts

as The burgomaster