The Draughtsman's Contract
1982 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 7.1
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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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-11-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (265 votes)
Themes
- adultery
- drawing and painting
- witshire
- southhampton
- 17th century
Cast & crew
Anthony Higgins
as Mr. Neville
Janet Suzman
as Virginia Herbert
Dave Hill
as Herbert
Anne-Louise Lambert
as Sarah Talmann
Hugh Fraser
as Mr. Talmann
- NC
Neil Cunningham
as Thomas Noyes
David Meyer
as Poulenc Brother
Tony Meyer
as Poulenc Brother
- NA
Nicholas Amer
as Mr Parkes
Suzan Crowley
as Mrs Pierpont
Directed by Peter Greenaway