The Draughtsman's Contract

Overview

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.

Directed by Peter Greenaway

Top cast

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

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Neil Cunningham

Thomas Noyes

David Meyer

Poulenc Brother

Tony Meyer

Poulenc Brother

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Nicholas Amer

Mr Parkes

Suzan Crowley

Mrs Pierpont

Lynda La Plante

Mrs Clement

Michael Feast

The Statue

David Gant

Seymour

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Steve Ubels

Hoyten

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Ben Kirby

Augustus

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Sylvia Rotter

Governess

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Kate Doherty

Maid

David Joss Buckley

Mr. Porringer

Vivienne Chandler

Laundress

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