The Praying Mantis
Directed by Paul Harather
Plot
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' Jancik / Schernthaler
Udo Kier
Julius Quellenreich
Jan Niklas
Ulrich Stein
Peter Faerber
Karli
Ursula Koban
Isi Köcker
Simon Schwarz
Heli Jancik
Klaus Ofczarek
Siggi
Gerhard Ernst
Wolfgang Schernthaler
Tanja Petrovsky
Gabi Jancik
Peter Hugo
Charles
Rainer Egger
Spieler
Margarethe Tiesel
Mutter im Stiegenhaus
Alois Frank
Buchmacher
Günter Großmann
Pfandleiher
Hakon Hirzenberger
Dr. Berger