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The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

Comedy Mystery History

A landscape of lust and cunning.

Release Date: 1982, November 12
Directors: Peter Greenaway
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BFI, BFI, Film4 Productions, Film4 Productions
Cast: Hugh Fraser, Anthony Higgins, Vivienne Chandler, David Gant, Kate Doherty, Nicholas Amer, Michael Feast, David Meyer, Tony Meyer, Steve Ubels, Dave Hill, Suzan Crowley

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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