The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $370,800.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,256,246.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.674 |
Directed By
Peter Greenaway
Crew
Peter Greenaway
David Payne
John Wilson
Peter Greenaway
Curtis Clark
John Speer
Charlie Simmons
David Perry
Lois Burwell
Bob Ringwood
John Swinnerton
Lionel Strutt
Tony Anscombe
Michael Nyman
Mickey Hunter
Aad Wirtz
Andy Powell
Lucy Boulting
Christine Allsopp
Robbie Gardner
Peter Owen
Michael Hunter
Robbie Gardner
Alan Brown
Tom Raeburn
James Merrell
Peter Swords King
Bob Coleman
Bob Doyle
Doctor Lion
Peter Swords King
Clive Osborne
Paul Woods
Caroline Bayliss
Simon Archer
Luke Cardiff
Steve Blake
Curtis Clark
Fiona Latto
Ellen Cairns
Peter Sainsbury
Marie Meyrick
Sue Blane
Godfrey Kirby
TOP CAST
Anthony Higgins
Mr. Neville
Janet Suzman
Virginia Herbert
Dave Hill
Herbert
Anne-Louise Lambert
Sarah Talmann
Hugh Fraser
Mr. Talmann
Neil Cunningham
Thomas Noyes
David Meyer
Poulenc Brother
Tony Meyer
Poulenc Brother
Nicholas Amer
Mr Parkes
Suzan Crowley
Mrs Pierpont
Lynda La Plante
Mrs Clement
Michael Feast
The Statue
David Gant
Seymour
Alastair Cumming
Philip
Steve Ubels
Hoyten
Ben Kirby
Augustus
Sylvia Rotter
Governess
Kate Doherty
Maid
David Joss Buckley
Mr. Porringer
Vivienne Chandler
Laundress
Geoffrey Larder
Mr. Hammond
Harry Van Engel
Servant
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