Romance ·Drama ·Crime ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 1982 · 1h 53m

Praying Mantis

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Director
Jack Gold
Cast
Jonathan Pryce as Christian Magny Cherie Lunghi as Beatrice Manceau Carmen du Sautoy as Vera Canova Kevin McNally as Bernard David Schofield as Cafe Waiter Clive Swift as Dr. Faure
Crew
John Coquillon — Director of Photography Keith Palmer — Editor Carl Davis — Original Music Composer Philip Mackie — Writer Hubert Monteilhet — Novel Dickie Bamber — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookprofessorforeign language adaptation
Key Collaborators
Jack Gold Director John Coquillon Director of Photography Keith Palmer Editor Carl Davis Original Music Composer Philip Mackie Writer Hubert Monteilhet Novel Dickie Bamber Producer Ian Warren Producer Robert Cartwright Production Design Norman Dickens Costume Design Bridget Sellers Costume Design
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