Film of the Day: Ellis Park

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MOVIE

The Draughtsmans Contract

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1982

108 minutes (1 hrs 48 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Peter Greenaway

Starring

Anthony Higgins · Janet Suzman · Anne-Louise Lambert · Hugh Fraser · Neil Cunningham · Dave Hill

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 22nd June 1983

Italy release: 4th September 1982

Netherlands release: 30th June 1983

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 1st Jan '82
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £189 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

1 Jan, 1982
1

8 Jan, 1982
1

15 Jan, 1982
1

22 Jan, 1982
1

29 Jan, 1982
1

5 Feb, 1982
1

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£542.3 Thousand

US total gross
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Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Director

Role

Peter Greenaway

Directed By

Actor

Character

Anthony Higgins

R Neville / Mr Neville

Janet Suzman

Virginia Herbert / Mrs Herbert

Anne-Louise Lambert

Mrs. Talmann / Mrs. Herbert's daughter

Hugh Fraser

Mr Talmann / Mrs. Herbert's son-in-law

Neil Cunningham

Thomas Noyes / Mr Noyes

Dave Hill

Mr Herbert / Mrs Herbert's husband

David Gant

Mr Seymour

David Meyer

The Poulencs

Tony Meyer

The Poulencs

Nicholas Amer

Mr Parkes

Suzan Crowley

Mrs Pierpont

Lynda La Plante

Mrs Clement

Michael Feast

The Statue

Alastair G. Cumming

Philip / Mr Neville's assistant

Steve Ubels

Mr. van Hoyten

Ben Kirby

Augustus

Sylvia Rotter

Governess

Kate Doherty

Maid

David Joss Buckley

Mr Porringer

Michael Carter

Mr Clarke

Vivienne Chandler

Laundress

Geoffrey Larder

Mr Hammond

Harry Van Engel

Servant

George Miller

Servant