Dance with a Stranger
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6.1Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.
Released: 1985-03-01102 minDir: Mike NewellCrime, Drama
Cast
- Miranda Richardson as Ruth Ellis
- Rupert Everett as David Blakeley
- Ian Holm as Desmond Cussen
- Matthew Carroll as Andy
- Tom Chadbon as Anthony Findlater
- Jane Bertish as Carole Findlater
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Key dates
- Published
- 3 February 1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Mike Newell
- Screenwriter
- Shelagh Delaney
- Composer
- Richard Hartley
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- +101
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Categories
1980s prison drama films1985 British films1985 drama films1985 English-language films1985 filmsBiographical films about criminalsBritish prison drama filmsCultural depictions of Ruth EllisEnglish-language crime filmsFilms about capital punishmentFilms directed by Mike NewellFilms scored by Richard Hartley (composer)