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The Captive

The Captive

1915Movie⏱️ 50m
DramaRomanceWar
6.5
IMDB Rating
193 votes

With her brother killed Sonya is given Turkish captive Mahmud to do the hard work on the farm. After they become fond of each other he strikes a Turkish officer. When peace arrives, his blow costs him his noble lands. She is burne...

Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Writers
Cecil B. DeMille, Jeanie Macpherson
Stars
Blanche Sweet, House Peters, Gerald Ward
Release Date
April 22, 1915
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Blanche Sweet
Blanche Sweet
as Sonya Martinovich
House Peters
House Peters
as Muhamud Hassan
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Gerald Ward
as Milos Martinovich
Page Peters
Page Peters
as Marko Martinovitch
Jeanie Macpherson
Jeanie Macpherson
as Milka
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts
as The Burgomaster
William Elmer
William Elmer
as Turkish Officer
Marjorie Daw
Marjorie Daw
as Peasant Girl
Tex Driscoll
Tex Driscoll
as Soldier
Raymond Hatton
Raymond Hatton
as Turkish Soldier

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

🏷️ Keywords

brother sistr relationshipdefensehandicaprevengefarm

🎯 Categories

DramaRomanceWar

⭐ Featured Review

Early DeMille Offering Is A Real Eye Opener.
by TheCapsuleCritic2024-06-27
8/10

"To the general public the name of Cecil B. DeMille is associated with his last movie, the 1956 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, which is actually a remake of his 1923 silent epic of the same name. They may also be familiar with THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH and SAMSON AND DELILAH. Real movie aficionados know his 1930s epics SIGN OF THE CROSS and CLEOPATRA and his appearance as himself in SUNSET BOULEVARD. However his career goes all the way back to the beginning of the silent feature era with 1914's THE SQUAW MAN, Hollywood's first feature film. 1915's THE CAPTIVE was his 13th feature and one..."

💡 Did You Know?

An extra was killed in the making of the film. A gun being used to bang on a door discharged, killing an extra.

📖 Synopsis

With her brother killed Sonya is given Turkish captive Mahmud to do the hard work on the farm. After they become fond of each other he strikes a Turkish officer. When peace arrives, his blow costs him his noble lands. She is burne...