The Draughtsman's Contract

1982 · directed by Peter Greenaway

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), directed by Peter Greenaway, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Anthony Higgins
• Janet Suzman
• Dave Hill
• Alastair G. Cumming
• Anne-Louise Lambert
• Hugh Fraser
• Neil Cunningham
• David Meyer
• Tony Meyer
• Nicholas Amer

Crew

• Curtis Clark — Director of Photography
• John Wilson — Editor
• Michael Nyman — Original Music Composer
• Peter Greenaway — Screenplay

More from Peter Greenaway

1. Lumière & Company (1995) — 80/100 · hit
2. Drowning by Numbers (1988) — 78/100
3. The Belly of an Architect (1987) — 75/100
4. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) — 74/100
5. A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) — 74/100
6. Nightwatching (2007) — 68/100

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