Rent Praying Mantis (1982)
3.8 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 53min
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- Synopsis:
Vera Canova (Carmen Du Sautoy) is married to university professor Paul (Pinkas Braun), whose first wife and son died under suspicious circumstances. As an insurance company investigates Vera's possible role in their deaths, Paul draws up a new will making his wife beneficiary to his considerable fortune. Lurking in the shadows is Christian Magny (Jonathan Pryce), Paul's dedicated assistant, who falls in with Beatrice Manceau (Cherie Lunghi), a free-spirited young woman who is pregnant by a lover who has no wish to marry her or raise the child. Things go awry in the Canova household when a trusted secretary is accused by Vera of stealing jewellery and subsequently commits suicide. But is Vera as calculating as first impressions suggest? Does Beatrice's sunny nature mask dark intentions? And is Christian as loyal and emotionally uninvolved as he makes out? Deep rivalries and ravenous duplicity keep viewers guessing up to the moment the shocking crime passionnel is revealed. - Actors:
- Jonathan Pryce, Cherie Lunghi, Carmen du Sautoy, Pinkas Braun, Anna Cropper, Friedrich von Thun, Arthur Brauss, Sarah Berger, Kevin McNally, David Schofield, Margaret Ward, Richard Warner, Jonathan Blake, John Bryans, Gordon Kane, Barbara Young, Derek Smith, Douglas Wilmer, Peter Blake, Joby Blanshard
- Directors:
- Jack Gold
- Producers:
- Dickie Bamber, Ian Warren
- Writers:
- Philip Mackie, Hubert Monteilhet
- Studio:
- Simply Media
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Thrillers
