The Draughtsman's Contract

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.

• Peter GreenawayDirector
• Peter GreenawayScreenplay
• Michael NymanOriginal Music Composer

• Anthony HigginsMr. Neville
• Janet SuzmanVirginia Herbert
• Dave HillHerbert
• Anne-Louise LambertSarah Talmann
• Hugh FraserMr. Talmann
• Neil CunninghamThomas Noyes
• David MeyerPoulenc Brother
• Tony MeyerPoulenc Brother
• Nicholas AmerMr Parkes
• Suzan CrowleyMrs Pierpont
• Lynda La PlanteMrs Clement
• Michael FeastThe Statue