Mazeppa, or the Wild Horse of Tartary (1910) User Reviews

Few films are more fascinating than this

[deickemeyer · 1 August 2015]

A romantic story of a wild race. Mazeppa. the son of a Tartar chief, was captured in infancy by the Poles and grew to manhood supposing himself a Pole; but because he dared to love a Polish princess he was tied naked to the back of a wild horse, and underwent such tortures as few ever survive. Rut the horse took him to his father's camp. He was identified, proclaimed and immediately took measures to secure the princess for his bride, in which he succeeded. Few films are more fascinating than this. It is followed with the most absorbing interest, and one feels a thrill of pleasure when Mazeppa and the princes are re-united. The picture is staged with consummate care and all the details are carefully worked out. It is, perhaps, the strongest picture of the week. - The Moving Picture World, August 6, 1910