Dance with a Stranger (1985)
01/03/1985 (GB)
Crime, Drama
1h 42m
- 60% (50 votes)
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It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.
Overview
Ruth 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.
- Mike NewellDirector
- Shelagh DelaneyWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- london, england
- nightclub
- based on true story
- romance
- murder
- capital punishment
- single mother
- true crime
- older woman younger man relationship
- shot
- 1950s
- female criminal
Top Billed Cast
Miranda Richardson
Ruth Ellis
Rupert Everett
David Blakeley
Ian Holm
Desmond Cussen
Matthew Carroll
Andy
Tom Chadbon
Anthony Findlater
Jane Bertish
Carole Findlater
David Troughton
Cliff Davis
Paul Mooney
Clive Gunnell
Stratford Johns
Morrie Conley
Joanne Whalley
Christine
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