War ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1915 · 50m

The Captive

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Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Cast
Blanche Sweet as Sonya Matinovich House Peters as Muhamud Hassan Gerald Ward as Milos Martinovich Page Peters as Marko Martinovitch Jeanie Macpherson as Milka Theodore Roberts as The burgomaster
Crew
Alvin Wyckoff — Director of Photography Cecil B. DeMille — Editor Jeanie Macpherson — Writer Cecil B. DeMille — Writer Cecil B. DeMille — Producer
Tagline

Picturization of the Successful Play

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
silent film
Key Collaborators
Cecil B. DeMille Director Alvin Wyckoff Director of Photography Cecil B. DeMille Editor Jeanie Macpherson Writer Cecil B. DeMille Writer Cecil B. DeMille Producer
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