Cast & crew
Praying Mantis (1982)
Directed by Jack Gold Written by Philip Mackie
Cast
| Jonathan Pryce | Magny |
| Cherie Lunghi | Beatrice Lacy |
| Carmen du Sautoy | Vera |
| Kevin McNally | Bernard Judge |
| David Schofield | Waiter |
| Clive Swift | Faure Chomón |
| Jonathan Blake | David |
| Anna Cropper | Gertrude |
| Sarah Berger | Madeleine |
| Richard Warner | Magny |
| Margaret Ward | Magny |
| Arthur Brauss | Richter |
| Friedrich von Thun | Insurance Spitballer |
| John Bryans | Dubreuil |
| Gordon Kane | Sound |
| Douglas Wilmer | Lyla Fleury |
| Peter Blake | Courant |
| Barbara Young | Mussburger's Secretary |
| Derek Smith | Maitre d' |
| Joby Blanshard | Dr Chaleck |
| Denyse Alexander | Strawberry Alice |
| Gerard Hely | Cashier |
| Carol Gillies | Sister Louie |
| Ralph Schicha | Rudi Wurlitzer |
Crew
| Simon Wakefield | Set Decoration |
| Bridget Sellers | Costume Design |
| Jack Gold | Director |
| Dickie Bamber | Producer |
| Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Philip Mackie | Writer |
| Hubert Monteilhet | Novel |
| Robert Cartwright | Production Design |
| Brian Simmons | Sound Recordist |
| Herbert Smith | Camera Operator |
| Norman Dickens | Costume Design |
| Ian Warren | Producer |
| Keith Palmer | Editor |
| Frank Heeney | Gaffer |
| John Coquillon | Director of Photography |
| Carl Davis | Original Music Composer |
| Keith Batten | Boom Operator |
| John Hills | Makeup Artist |
| Mary Hillman | Makeup Artist |
| Renée Glynne | Continuity |
| Helen Lennox | Hairstylist |