The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
A landscape of lust and cunning.
108 min
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.
- Release date
- February 15, 1984
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Budget
- $370,800
- Box office
- $2,256,246
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Cast
- Anthony Higgins as Mr. Neville
- Janet Suzman as Mrs. Herbert
- Dave Hill as Mr. Herbert
- Alastair G. Cumming as Philip - Mr. Neville's assistant (as Alastair Cummings)
- Anne-Louise Lambert as Mrs. Talmann
- Hugh Fraser as Mr. Talmann
- David Meyer as The Poulencs
- Tony Meyer as The Poulencs
- Suzan Crowley as Mrs Pierpont
- Lynda La Plante as Mrs Clement
- Michael Feast as The Statue
- David Gant as Mr. Seymour
- Neil Cunningham as Mr. Noyes
- Nicholas Amer as Mr. Parkes
Crew
- Peter Greenaway · Director
- Peter Greenaway · Writer
- David Payne · Producer
- Michael Nyman · Composer
- Curtis Clark · Cinematographer
- John Wilson · Editor
- Lucy Boulting · Casting director