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Jan 01, 1982
113 min
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Praying Mantis (1982)

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.

Category

Romance Drama Crime TV Movie

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Portman Entertainment Group Channel 4 Television

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

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