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The Draughtsman's contract / a British Film Institute Production made in association with Channel Four ; producers, David Payne, Peter Sainsbury ; written & directed by Peter Greenaway.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Greenaway, Peter, screenwriter, director.
Payne, David, producer.
Sainsbury, Peter, producer.
Higgins, Anthony, 1947- actor.
Suzman, Janet, actor.
Lambert, Anne-Louise, actor.
Cunningham, Neil, actor.
Nyman, Michael, composer.
British Film Institute, producer.
Channel Four (Great Britain), producer.
Fox Lorber Home Video (Firm), distributor.
WinStar TV and Video (Firm), distributor.
Van Wert Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Series:
World class cinema collection
Fox Lorber world class cinema collection
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Contracts--Drama.
Contracts.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Murder.
England.
Murder--England--Drama.
Motion pictures, British.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Motion pictures, British.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
polychrome
Edition:
Letterbox.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Fox Lorber Home Video : Distributed by WinStar TV & Video, [1999]
System Details:
DVD ; mono.
digital
optical
mono
video file
DVD video
Summary:
Mr. Neville, a young draughtsman, is persuaded to accept a very strange commission: 12 drawings of a country estate in exchange for money and sexual favours. This simple arrangement soon spirals out of control and Mr. Neville finds himself as the prime suspect in a bizarre murder mystery.
Participant:
Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne-Louise Lambert, Neil Cunningham, Hugh Fraser.
Credits:
Cinematography, Curtis Clark ; editor, John Wilson ; music, Michael Nyman.
Notes:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982.
Special features: filmographies & awards ; production credits.
Official selection, Venice Film Festival.
ISBN:
1572527617
OCLC:
43431894
Publisher Number:
720917519623
FLV5196 Fox Lorber Home Video

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