About this release
Peter Greenaway's witty, stylised, erotic country house murder mystery, newly remastered in 4K Peter Greenaway became a director of international status with this witty, stylised and erotic English country house murder mystery. In an apparently idyllic 17th-century Wiltshire, an ambitious draughtsman is commissioned by the wife of an aristocrat to produce 12 drawings depicting her husband’s estate, in return for which he will receive payment, board and bed – hers. Extravagant costumes, a twisting plot, elegantly barbed dialogue and a score by Michael Nyman make the film a treat for ear, eye and mind.
Disc 1
UHD
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
108 min
MysteryComedyHistory
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.
Credits
Director
Peter Greenaway
Writer
Peter Greenaway
Cast
Anthony Higginsas Mr. Neville
Janet Suzmanas Virginia Herbert
Dave Hillas Herbert
Anne-Louise Lambertas Sarah Talmann
Hugh Fraseras Mr. Talmann
Neil Cunninghamas Thomas Noyes
David Meyeras Poulenc Brother
Tony Meyeras Poulenc Brother
Nicholas Ameras Mr Parkes
Suzan Crowleyas Mrs Pierpont
Cinematographer
Curtis Clark
Composer
Michael Nyman
Editor
John Wilson
Producer
David Payne
Disc 2
BDThe Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
108 min
MysteryComedyHistory
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.
Credits
Director
Peter Greenaway
Writer
Peter Greenaway
Cast
Anthony Higginsas Mr. Neville
Janet Suzmanas Virginia Herbert
Dave Hillas Herbert
Anne-Louise Lambertas Sarah Talmann
Hugh Fraseras Mr. Talmann
Neil Cunninghamas Thomas Noyes
David Meyeras Poulenc Brother
Tony Meyeras Poulenc Brother
Nicholas Ameras Mr Parkes
Suzan Crowleyas Mrs Pierpont
Cinematographer
Curtis Clark
Composer
Michael Nyman
Editor
John Wilson
Producer
David Payne
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 24, 2026