Hostage (1983 film)
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Directed byFrank Shields
Screenplay byFrank Shields
John Lind
John Lind
Based onHostage
by Christine Maresch
by Christine Maresch
Produced byFrank Shields
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| Directed by | Frank Shields |
| Screenplay by | Frank Shields John Lind |
| Based on | Hostage by Christine Maresch |
| Produced by | Frank Shields |
| Starring | Kerry Mack Ralph Schicha |
| Cinematography | Vince Monton |
| Edited by | Don Saunders |
| Music by | Davood A. Tabrizi |
Production companies | Frontier Films Klejazz Productions |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Film Distributors |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | AU$2.455 million (Australia)[1] |
Hostage (also known as Savage Attraction) is a 1983 Australian crime film based on a true story. Christine Maresch reverted to her maiden name Christine O'Neill and died of hypothermia in April 2023.[2]
Based on actual events, Christine Lewis is a teenager living in Wollongong in the 1970s and ends up marrying a sadistic German bank robber named Walter Maresch.[3]
