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The Draughtsman's Contract

A landscape of lust and cunning.

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The Draughtsman's Contract — Plot

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
  • November 12, 1982
  • Runtime
  • 108 min
  • Genres
  • History, Mystery, Comedy
  • Director
  • Peter Greenaway

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The Draughtsman's Contract — Cast

Anthony Higgins photo Anthony Higgins Mr. Neville Janet Suzman photo Janet Suzman Virginia Herbert Dave Hill photo Dave Hill Herbert Alastair G. Cumming photo Alastair G. Cumming Philip - Mr. Neville's assistant (as Alastair Cummings) Anne-Louise Lambert photo Anne-Louise Lambert Sarah Talmann Hugh Fraser photo Hugh Fraser Mr. Talmann Neil Cunningham Thomas Noyes David Meyer photo David Meyer Poulenc Brother

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