The Draughtsman's Contract
- Released on
- Runtime
- 108 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Anthony Higgins
- Janet Suzman
- Dave Hill
- Anne-Louise Lambert
- Hugh Fraser
- Neil Cunningham
- David Meyer
- Tony Meyer
- Nicholas Amer
- Suzan Crowley
- Lynda La Plante
- Michael Feast
- David Gant
- Alastair Cumming
- Steve Ubels
- Ben Kirby
- Sylvia Rotter
- Kate Doherty
- David Joss Buckley
- Vivienne Chandler
- Geoffrey Larder
- Harry Van Engel
Director
- Peter Greenaway
Producers
- David Payne
Screenwriter
- Peter Greenaway
