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The Draughtsman's Contract

A landscape of lust and cunning.

1982★ 7.1 · 2681h 48mHistoryMysteryComedy

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.

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Cast

Hugh Fraser
as Mr. Talmann

Anthony Higgins
as Mr. Neville

Vivienne Chandler
as Laundress

Anne-Louise Lambert
as Sarah Talmann

Lynda La Plante
as Mrs Clement

Dave Hill
as Herbert

David Gant
as Seymour

Michael Feast
as The Statue

Janet Suzman
as Virginia Herbert

Suzan Crowley
as Mrs Pierpont

David Joss Buckley
as Mr. Porringer

Nicholas Amer
as Mr Parkes

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Release date: 1982-11-12

Budget: $370,800

Revenue: $2,256,246

Runtime: 1h 48m

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HistoryMysteryComedy

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