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The Captive
The Captive

The Captive

Picturization of the Successful Play

Genres

WarDramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

22 April 1915

Country

United States of America

Cast

Blanche Sweet

Blanche Sweet

Sonya Matinovich

House Peters

House Peters

Muhamud Hassan

Gerald Ward

Gerald Ward

Milos Martinovich

Page Peters

Page Peters

Marko Martinovitch

Jeanie Macpherson

Jeanie Macpherson

Milka

Theodore Roberts

Theodore Roberts

The burgomaster

William Elmer

William Elmer

Turkish Officer

Marjorie Daw

Marjorie Daw

Peasant Girl

Tex Driscoll

Tex Driscoll

Soldier

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Turkish Soldier

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