Praying Mantis
1982 | 113m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jack Gold |
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| Writer: | Hubert Monteilhet, Philip Mackie |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1982 |
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| Director: | Jack Gold |
| Writer: | Hubert Monteilhet, Philip Mackie |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime, TV Movie |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, professor, foreign language adaptation |
| Production Companies | Portman Entertainment Group, Channel 4 Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Friedrich von Thun | Insurance Director |
| John Bryans | Dubreuil |
| Barbara Young | Solicitor's Secretary |
| Gordon Kane | Sound Technician |
| Douglas Wilmer | Maitre Fleury |
| Derek Smith | Maitre Chardois |
| Joby Blanshard | Dr Laporte |
| Peter Blake | Dr Courant |
| Denyse Alexander | Alice |
| Carol Gillies | Convent Sister |
| Ralph Schicha | Rudi |
| Gerard Hely | Bank Cashier |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Gold | Director |
| Hubert Monteilhet | Novel |
| Carl Davis | Original Music Composer |
| Philip Mackie | Writer |
| John Coquillon | Director of Photography |
| Keith Palmer | Editor |
| Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Robert Cartwright | Production Design |
| Simon Wakefield | Set Decoration |
| Norman Dickens | Costume Design |
| Bridget Sellers | Costume Design |
| Renée Glynne | Continuity |
| Herbert Smith | Camera Operator |
| Frank Heeney | Gaffer |
| Keith Batten | Boom Operator |
| Brian Simmons | Sound Recordist |
| Helen Lennox | Hairstylist |
| Mary Hillman | Makeup Artist |
| John Hills | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dickie Bamber | Producer |
| Ian Warren | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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