Praying Mantis (1982) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 1, 1982

Original Title:
Praying Mantis

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Romance | TV Movie

Production Companies:
Channel 4 Television
Portman Entertainment Group

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 15 

Runtime: 113

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.

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Boom Operator:
Keith Batten

Camera Operator:
Herbert Smith

Casting:
Irene Lamb

Continuity:
Renée Glynne

Costume Design:
Bridget Sellers
Norman Dickens

Director:
Jack Gold

Director of Photography:
John Coquillon

Editor:
Keith Palmer

Gaffer:
Frank Heeney

Hairstylist:
Helen Lennox

Makeup Artist:
Mary Hillman
John Hills

Novel:
Hubert Monteilhet

Original Music Composer:
Carl Davis

Producer:
Ian Warren
Dickie Bamber

Production Design:
Robert Cartwright

Set Decoration:
Simon Wakefield

Sound Recordist:
Brian Simmons

Writer:
Philip Mackie

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