The Praying Mantis (2001)
Thriller
Comedy
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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.
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Cast
Christiane Hörbiger
Beatrix 'Trixi' Janc...
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 Schernthale...
Tanja Petrovsky
Gabi Jancik
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Peter Hugo
Charles
Rainer Egger
Spieler
Margarethe Tiesel
Mutter im Stiegenhau...
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Alois Frank
Buchmacher
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Günter Großmann
Pfandleiher
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Hakon Hirzenberger
Dr. Berger