The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
"A landscape of lust and cunning."
Title: The Draughtsman's Contract
Original Title: The Draughtsman's Contract
Release Date: 1982-11-12
Status: Released
Rating: 7.1/10 (from 256 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: History, Mystery, Comedy
Production Companies: BFI, Film4 Productions
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
Mr. Neville
Janet Suzman
Virginia Herbert
Dave Hill
Herbert
Anne-Louise Lambert
Sarah Talmann
Hugh Fraser
Mr. Talmann
Neil Cunningham
Thomas Noyes
David Meyer
Poulenc Brother
Tony Meyer
Poulenc Brother
Nicholas Amer
Mr Parkes
Suzan Crowley
Mrs Pierpont
