
Feature film — 1982
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.
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Director: Peter Greenaway
On screen
Cast & crew

Anthony Higgins
Mr. Neville

Janet Suzman
Virginia Herbert

Dave Hill
Herbert

Alastair G. Cumming
Philip - Mr. Neville's assistant (as Alastair Cummings)

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

Lynda La Plante
Mrs Clement
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