The Draughtsman's Contract
7.0
255 reviews
History/Mystery
1h 48m
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...
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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.
- DirectorPeter Greenaway
- Release12 November 1982
- Genre
- Duration1h 48m
- Budget$370,800
- Revenue$2,256,246
- Rate7.0255 reviews
- Productions
BFI, Film4 Productions
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