The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract

A landscape of lust and cunning.

1982 en 108 minutes

Rating: 7.044

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Anthony Higgins

Anthony Higgins

Mr. Neville

Janet Suzman

Janet Suzman

Virginia Herbert

Dave Hill

Dave Hill

Herbert

Anne-Louise Lambert

Anne-Louise Lambert

Sarah Talmann

Hugh Fraser

Hugh Fraser

Mr. Talmann

Neil Cunningham

Neil Cunningham

Thomas Noyes

David Meyer

David Meyer

Poulenc Brother

Tony Meyer

Tony Meyer

Poulenc Brother

Nicholas Amer

Nicholas Amer

Mr Parkes

Suzan Crowley

Suzan Crowley

Mrs Pierpont

Lynda La Plante

Lynda La Plante

Mrs Clement

Michael Feast

Michael Feast

The Statue

David Gant

David Gant

Seymour

Alastair Cumming

Alastair Cumming

Philip

Steve Ubels

Steve Ubels

Hoyten

Ben Kirby

Ben Kirby

Augustus

Sylvia Rotter

Sylvia Rotter

Governess

Kate Doherty

Kate Doherty

Maid

David Joss Buckley

David Joss Buckley

Mr. Porringer

Vivienne Chandler

Vivienne Chandler

Laundress

Geoffrey Larder

Geoffrey Larder

Mr. Hammond

Harry Van Engel

Harry Van Engel

Servant

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