Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis (1982)

January 1st, 19821h 53min

Romance, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
50%

Overview

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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