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The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

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History, Mystery, Comedy / 108 min / R

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

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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 Thomas Noyes David Meyer David Meyer Poulenc Brother Tony Meyer Tony Meyer Poulenc Brother

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Cast 22

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 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 Philip
Steve Ubels Hoyten
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 Mr. Hammond
Harry Van Engel
Harry Van Engel Servant

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