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The Draughtsman's Contract
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The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)

15
11/11/2022 (GB)
History, Mystery, Drama
1h 48m

A landscape of lust and cunning.

Overview

A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.

  • Peter GreenawayDirector, Screenplay

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $370,800

  • Revenue

    $2,256,246

Keywords

  • adultery
  • drawing and painting
  • witshire
  • southhampton
  • 17th century

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Anne-Louise Lambert

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Sarah Talmann

Hugh Fraser

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Neil Cunningham

Thomas Noyes

David Meyer

David Meyer

Poulenc Brother

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Nicholas Amer

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Suzan Crowley

Suzan Crowley

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