The Captive

The Captive

Picturization of the Successful Play
19150h 50minWar MoviesNo Language
6.2

Plot

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.

WriterJeanie Macpherson
DirectorCecil B. DeMille
ActorBlanche Sweet, House Peters, Gerald Ward
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionJesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company