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The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract

"A landscape of lust and cunning."

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.

Release DateNovember 12, 1982
StatusReleased
Original TitleThe Draughtsman's Contract
Runtime1h 48min
Budget$370,800
Revenue$2,256,246
LanguageDutch, English, German
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesBFIFilm4 Productions