The Draughtsman's Contract
The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract

A landscape of lust and cunning.

7.0108 min
HistoryMysteryComedy

Overview

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 11/12/1982

Runtime: 108 min

Director: Peter Greenaway

Writers: Peter Greenaway

Top Cast

Anthony Higgins

Anthony Higgins

Mr. Neville

Janet Suzman

Janet Suzman

Virginia Herbert

Dave Hill

Dave Hill

Herbert

Anne-Louise Lambert

Anne-Louise Lambert

Sarah Talmann

Hugh Fraser

Hugh Fraser

Mr. Talmann

David Meyer

David Meyer

Poulenc Brother

Tony Meyer

Tony Meyer

Poulenc Brother

Suzan Crowley

Suzan Crowley

Mrs Pierpont

Lynda La Plante

Lynda La Plante

Mrs Clement

Michael Feast

Michael Feast

The Statue

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