The Captive (1915)

6.0/10 50 min War Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Blanche Sweet

Sonya Matinovich

House Peters

Muhamud Hassan

Page Peters

Marko Martinovitch

Jeanie Macpherson

Milka

Theodore Roberts

The burgomaster

William Elmer

Turkish Officer

Marjorie Daw

Peasant Girl

Tex Driscoll

Soldier

Raymond Hatton

Turkish Soldier

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