The Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis (2001)

ThrillerComedy

Trixi Jancik leads a risky double life. At home, she is an obedient housewife. But when she puts on a disguise and goes to the racetrack to indulge in her secret passion, she catches a glimpse of a better life. Although she blows her grocery money, she has tasted the kind of luxury she can normally only dream about. A minor squabble at home brings the situation to a head and marks a turning point in her life: Trixi fixes her husband a lethal cocktail of pills.

Director: Paul Harather

Casts

	Christiane Hörbiger as Beatrix 'Trixi' Jancik / Schernthaler
	Udo Kier as Julius Quellenreich
	Jan Niklas as Ulrich Stein
	Peter Faerber as Karli
	Ursula Koban as Isi Köcker
	Simon Schwarz as Heli Jancik
	Klaus Ofczarek as Siggi
	Gerhard Ernst as Wolfgang Schernthaler
	Tanja Petrovsky as Gabi Jancik
	Peter Hugo as Charles
	Rainer Egger as Spieler
	Margarethe Tiesel as Mutter im Stiegenhaus
	Alois Frank as Buchmacher
	Günter Großmann as Pfandleiher
	Hakon Hirzenberger as Dr. Berger
	Gen Seto as Dr. Lee

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