Praying Mantis (1982)
• January 1st, 1982 • 1h 53min
Romance, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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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