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1982

The Draughtsman's Contract

TMDB 7.1

1h 48m · 12 Nov 1982

History · Mystery

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.

Directed byPeter Greenaway

Cast

  • Anthony HigginsMr. Neville
  • Janet SuzmanVirginia Herbert
  • Dave HillHerbert
  • Alastair G. CummingPhilip - Mr. Neville's assistant (as Alastair Cummings)
  • Anne-Louise LambertSarah Talmann
  • Hugh FraserMr. Talmann
  • Neil CunninghamThomas Noyes
  • David MeyerPoulenc Brother
  • Tony MeyerPoulenc Brother
  • Nicholas AmerMr Parkes

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Streaming in United States

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