The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

A landscape of lust and cunning.

History Mystery Comedy

R. Neville, a brash young draftsman, is hired to make a dozen landscape illustrations at the estate of Mr Herbert and his wife Virginia. Aside from monetary compensation, the arrangement includes a sexual liaison offered to Neville by Virginia while her estranged husband is away. But when the murdered body of Mr Herbert is discovered at the estate, mysterious clues found in Neville's drawings point to the identity of the killer.

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  • Release Date: 1982-11-12
  • Runtime: 1h 48min
  • Director: Peter Greenaway

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Anthony Higgins

      Mr. Neville

    • Janet Suzman

      Virginia Herbert

    • Dave Hill

      Herbert

    • Anne-Louise Lambert

      Sarah Talmann

    • Hugh Fraser

      Mr. Talmann

    • Neil Cunningham

      Thomas Noyes

    • David Meyer

      Poulenc Brother

    • Tony Meyer

      Poulenc Brother

    • Nicholas Amer

      Mr Parkes

    • Suzan Crowley

      Mrs Pierpont

    • Lynda La Plante

      Mrs Clement

    • Michael Feast

      The Statue

    • David Gant

      Seymour

    • Alastair Cumming

      Philip

    • Steve Ubels

      Hoyten

    • Ben Kirby

      Augustus

    • Sylvia Rotter

      Governess

    • Kate Doherty

      Maid

    • David Joss Buckley

      Mr. Porringer

    • Vivienne Chandler

      Laundress

    • Geoffrey Larder

      Mr. Hammond

    • Harry Van Engel

      Servant

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