When Trixi's first husband says she can only continue to bet at the racetrack "over his dead body", she takes him literally. Trixi then goes on to find wealth and happiness by poisoning more husbands to inherit from them.
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The Praying Mantis was released on March 9, 2001.
The Praying Mantis was directed by Paul Harather.
The Praying Mantis has a runtime of 1h 33m.
The Praying Mantis was produced by Helmut Grasser.
When Trixi's first husband says she can only continue to bet at the racetrack "over his dead body", she takes him literally. Trixi then goes on to find wealth and happiness by poisoning more husbands to inherit from them.
The key characters in The Praying Mantis are Beatrix 'Trixi' Jancik / Schernthaler (Christiane Hörbiger), Julius Quellenreich (Udo Kier), Ulrich Stein (Jan Niklas).
The Praying Mantis is a Thriller, Comedy film.
The Praying Mantis has an audience rating of 6.3 out of 10.
The Praying Mantis has made $151K at the box office.