Dance with a Stranger
“It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.”
1985•R•1h 42m•6.1•Released
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
Mike Newell
Writer
Shelagh Delaney
Languages
English
Studio
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
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
Susan Kyd
Barbara
Lesley Manville
Maryanne
Sallie Anne Field
Claudette (as Sallie-Anne Field)
David Beale
Man in Little Club
Martin Murphy
Roy
Production
Company
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
Company
Goldcrest
Company
Film4 Productions
Producer
Roger Randall-Cutler
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