Praying Mantis (1985)
A middle-aged professor's young bride and his assistant plan to commit a double murder disguised as a "Crime Passionel", but discover too late that one of their intended victims has become a fellow conspirator.
- Date of release
- 1985-01-10
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
- Director
- Jack Gold
Casting
- Jonathan Pryce — Christian Magny
- Cherie Lunghi — Beatrice Manceau
- Carmen du Sautoy — Vera Canova
- Kevin McNally — Bernard
- David Schofield — Cafe Waiter
- Clive Swift — Dr. Faure
- Jonathan Blake — David
- Anna Cropper — Gertrude
- Sarah Berger — Madeleine
- Richard Warner — Monsieur Magny
- Margaret Ward — Madame Magny
- Arthur Brauss — Richter
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Praying Mantises
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