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The Captive (1915)

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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Top billed cast

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

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