The Draughtsman's Contract
“A landscape of lust and cunning.”
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.
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Cast
22 people
Anthony Higgins
Mr. Neville
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Young Sherlock Holmes
Janet Suzman
Virginia Herbert
Known for
The Colour of Magic
Labyrinth
Dave Hill
Herbert
Known for
Mrs Wilson
The Full Monty
Alastair G. Cumming
Philip - Mr. Neville's assistant (as Alastair Cummings)
Known for
Welcome to the Punch
Anne-Louise Lambert
Sarah Talmann
Known for
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Napoleon
Hugh Fraser
Mr. Talmann
Known for
Agatha Christie's Poirot
101 Dalmatians
Neil Cunningham
Thomas Noyes
Known for
My Beautiful Laundrette
David Meyer
Poulenc Brother
Known for
Octopussy
London Spy
Tony Meyer
Poulenc Brother
Known for
Octopussy
Nicholas Amer
Mr Parkes
Known for
ABCs of Death 2
The Message
Suzan Crowley
Mrs Pierpont
Known for
The Devil Inside
Lynda La Plante
Mrs Clement
Known for
High Road to China
Peter Greenaway Director · Michael Nyman Composer Curtis Clark Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $371K · United States release June 22, 1983
Box office
Budget
$370,800
Worldwide gross
$2,256,246
Gross vs. budget
6.1×
Production
BFI
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
British Film Institute
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · German
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 1982
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United Kingdom · November 12, 1982
Theatrical
United States · June 22, 1983
Theatrical
United States
October 2, 1982 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Czechia
January 21, 2000 · Limited theatrical · Film clubs only
France
February 15, 1984 · Theatrical
Germany
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
November 28, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Uscita Evento
Sweden
November 12, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 11, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
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