Christine Maresch (played by Kerry Mack) is a protagonist in Hostage.
Naive 16-year-old protagonist who meets Walter in 1974, falls in love, and is coerced into marriage. After bearing his child, she endures escalating abuse and relocates to West Germany when his fanatical neo-Nazi activities emerge, ultimately facing a harrowing choice between her life and her husband's. Walter Maresch (played by Ralph Schicha) is a protagonist in Hostage.
Handsome German immigrant and carnival worker who becomes Christine's husband. He harbors a sadistic nature, forces her into marriage, and conceals his fanatical membership in the banned Nazi Party. His violent neo-Nazi pursuits in West Germany drive the film's central conflict. Child (played by Gabriella Barraket) appears in Hostage.
The baby born to Christine and Walter. The child's arrival occurs alongside the deterioration of their marriage and the intensification of Walter's abusive and extremist behavior. Mrs. Lewis (played by Judy Nunn) appears in Hostage.
Gary (played by Ian Mortimer) appears in Hostage.
Mr. Lewis (played by Vic Robins) appears in Hostage.
Pimp in Club (played by Ian Shrives) appears in Hostage.
Pimp's Mate (played by Tony Hughes) appears in Hostage.
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Characters
Christine Maresch
(played by Kerry Mack) — protagonist
Naive 16-year-old protagonist who meets Walter in 1974, falls in love, and is coerced into marriage. After bearing his child, she endures escalating abuse and relocates to West Germany when his fanati...
Walter Maresch
(played by Ralph Schicha) — protagonist
Handsome German immigrant and carnival worker who becomes Christine's husband. He harbors a sadistic nature, forces her into marriage, and conceals his fanatical membership in the banned Nazi Party. H...
Child
(played by Gabriella Barraket) — supporting
The baby born to Christine and Walter. The child's arrival occurs alongside the deterioration of their marriage and the intensification of Walter's abusive and extremist behavior.
Mrs. Lewis
(played by Judy Nunn) — supporting
Gary
(played by Ian Mortimer) — supporting
Mr. Lewis
(played by Vic Robins) — supporting
Pimp in Club
(played by Ian Shrives) — minor
Pimp's Mate
(played by Tony Hughes) — minor
Mrs. Hoffman
(played by Doris Goddard) — supporting
Marina Worker 2
(played by Geoffrey Brown) — minor
Zaiter
(played by Moshe Kedem) — minor
Marina Worker 1
(played by Lou Brown) — minor
Gas Station Attendant
(played by David Bracks) — minor
Australian Surgeon
(played by Tony Blackett) — minor
Marine Manager
(played by Laurie Moran) — minor
Priest
(played by Redmond Phillips) — minor
Smart Aleck
(played by Richard Carter) — minor
John Hoffman
(played by Michael Harrs) — supporting
Freda Hoffman
(played by Clare Binney) — supporting
Wolfgang
(played by Henk Johannes) — supporting
Story Analysis
A young woman navigates a coercive marriage and extremist ideology to survive.
