The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
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 by: Peter Greenaway
Top Billed Cast: Harry Van Engel, Anthony Higgins, Tony Meyer
Runtime: 108 minutes
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Anthony Higgins
Mr. Neville
Janet Suzman
Virginia Herbert
Dave Hill
Herbert
Anne-Louise Lambert
Sarah Talmann
Hugh Fraser
Mr. Talmann
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Neil Cunningham
Thomas Noyes
David Meyer
Poulenc Brother
Tony Meyer
Poulenc Brother
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Nicholas Amer
Mr Parkes
Suzan Crowley
Mrs Pierpont
Lynda La Plante
Mrs Clement
Michael Feast
The Statue
David Gant
Seymour
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Alastair Cumming
Philip
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Steve Ubels
Hoyten
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Ben Kirby
Augustus
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Sylvia Rotter
Governess
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Kate Doherty
Maid
David Joss Buckley
Mr. Porringer
Vivienne Chandler
Laundress
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Geoffrey Larder
Mr. Hammond
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Harry Van Engel
Servant
