
The Praying Mantis
7.33 votes on TMDB2001Movie1h 33m
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.
Cast

Christiane Hörbiger
Beatrix 'Trixi' Jancik / Schernthaler

Udo Kier
Julius Quellenreich

Jan Niklas
Ulrich Stein

Peter Faerber
Karli
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Ursula Koban
Isi Köcker

Simon Schwarz
Heli Jancik

Klaus Ofczarek
Siggi

Gerhard Ernst
Wolfgang Schernthaler

Tanja Petrovsky
Gabi Jancik
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Peter Hugo
Charles

Rainer Egger
Spieler

Margarethe Tiesel
Mutter im Stiegenhaus
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