

The Captive
"Picturization of the Successful Play"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
No Language
Studio
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Key Crew

Cecil B. DeMille
Director

Cecil B. DeMille
Writer

Jeanie Macpherson
Writer

Cecil B. DeMille
Producer
Cast

Blanche Sweet
Sonya Matinovich

House Peters
Muhamud Hassan
Gerald Ward
Milos Martinovich

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