The Draughtsman's Contract Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jun. 4, 2023

The Draughtsman's Contract

Release Date: Friday, December 2, 2022 Limited

Director: Peter Greenaway

Starring: Anthony Higgins • Janet Suzman • Anne Louise Lambert • Neil Cunningham • Hugh Fraser

N/A Drama 1 hr, 44 m

86% WILL SEE 14% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Set in a richly exaggerated 17th-century England, Peter Greenaway’s witty, stylised, erotic country house murder mystery catapulted him to the forefront of international art cinema. Adorned with intricate wordplay, extravagant costumes and opulent photography, Greenaway’s first narrative feature weaves a labyrinthine mystery around the maxim “draw what you see, not what you know.” An aristocratic wife (Janet Suzman) commissions a young, cocksure draughtsman (Anthony Higgins) to sketch her husband’s property while he is away—in exchange for a fee, room and board, and one sexual favor for each of the twelve drawings. As the draughtsman becomes more entrenched in the devious schemings in this seemingly idyllic country home, curious details emerge in his drawings that may reveal a murder.

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Who stars in The Draughtsman's Contract – Cast List

Who is making The Draughtsman's Contract – Crew List

A look at The Draughtsman's Contract behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Peter Greenaway last helmed Eisenstein In Guanajuato and Nightwatching. The film's writer Peter Greenaway last penned Eisenstein In Guanajuato and 4 Storms and 2 Babies.

Director: Peter Greenaway
Screenwriter: Peter Greenaway

Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The Draughtsman's Contract

Key Facts

Newly remastered in 4K by the BFI National Archive.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2022

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 44 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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The Draughtsman's Contract Release Date: When was the film released?

The Draughtsman's Contract was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 2 , 2022. There were 33 33 other movies released on the same date, including Violent Night, Top Gun: Maverick and Emancipation. As a limited release, The Draughtsman's Contract was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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