The Draughtsman's Contract

Name: The Draughtsman's Contract
Director: Peter Greenaway
Genre: History, Mystery, Comedy
Released: 1982-11-12
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 7.1

History Mystery Comedy

Story Synopsis

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 Peter Greenaway

Screenplay / Writers Peter Greenaway

Top Billed Cast

Anthony Higgins Janet Suzman Dave Hill Alastair G. Cumming Anne-Louise Lambert Hugh Fraser Neil Cunningham David Meyer