The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
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.
- Released
- 1982-11-12
- Genres
- History, Mystery, Comedy
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Peter Greenaway, Peter Greenaway
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 276 votes
Cast
- Anthony Higgins as Mr. Neville
- Janet Suzman as Virginia Herbert
- Dave Hill as Herbert
- Alastair G. Cumming as Philip - Mr. Neville's assistant (as Alastair Cummings)
- Anne-Louise Lambert as Sarah Talmann
- Hugh Fraser as Mr. Talmann
- Neil Cunningham as Thomas Noyes
- David Meyer as Poulenc Brother
- Tony Meyer as Poulenc Brother
- Nicholas Amer as Mr Parkes
- Suzan Crowley as Mrs Pierpont
- Lynda La Plante as Mrs Clement