The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Kernel Score: 77% · 260 ratings
Genres: History, Mystery, Comedy
Released: 1982-11-12
Runtime: 108 minutes
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.
Director
Peter Greenaway
Cast
- 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
- 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