Watch The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) Official Trailer
A landscape of lust and cunning.
7.1 / 10 IMDb November 12, 1982 1h 48m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 48m
Release Date
November 12, 1982
Genre
History, Mystery, Comedy
Status
Released
Budget
$370,800
Revenue
$2,256,246
Languages
Dutch, English, German
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
Cast
Anthony Higgins
as Mr. Neville
Janet Suzman
as Virginia Herbert
Dave Hill
as Herbert
Anne-Louise Lambert
as Sarah Talmann
Hugh Fraser
as Mr. Talmann
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Neil Cunningham
as Thomas Noyes
David Meyer
as Poulenc Brother
Tony Meyer
as Poulenc Brother
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Nicholas Amer
as Mr Parkes
Suzan Crowley
as Mrs Pierpont
Lynda La Plante
as Mrs Clement
Michael Feast
as The Statue
David Gant
as Seymour
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Alastair Cumming
as Philip
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Steve Ubels
as Hoyten
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Ben Kirby
as Augustus
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Sylvia Rotter
as Governess
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Kate Doherty
as Maid
David Joss Buckley
as Mr. Porringer
Vivienne Chandler
as Laundress
Production Companies
BFI
Film4 ProductionsThe Draughtsman's Contract Official Trailer 1982
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