Dance with a Stranger
“It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.”
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.
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Cast
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Miranda Richardson
Ruth Ellis
Known for
Good Omens
Sleepy Hollow
Rupert Everett
David Blakeley
Known for
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Shrek 2
Ian Holm
Desmond Cussen
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Matthew Carroll
Andy
Also in
Redeeming The Time
Miracle at St. Anna
Tom Chadbon
Anthony Findlater
Known for
The Beast Must Die
Shooting Fish
Jane Bertish
Carole Findlater
Known for
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Paperhouse
David Troughton
Cliff Davis
Known for
Fingersmith
Nina Forever
Paul Mooney
Clive Gunnell
Known for
Drowning by Numbers
Stratford Johns
Morrie Conley
Known for
The Lair of the White Worm
Neverwhere
Joanne Whalley
Christine
Known for
Carnival Row
Marvel's Daredevil
Susan Kyd
Barbara
Known for
Taboo
Lesley Manville
Maryanne
Known for
Maleficent
The Crown
Mike Newell Director · Shelagh Delaney Writer Richard Hartley Composer
United States release August 9, 1985 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Goldcrest Films International, Film Four International
Production
National Film Finance Corporation
Production
Goldcrest Films International
Production
Film Four International
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 1, 1985
Theatrical
United States · August 9, 1985
Theatrical
Australia
July 25, 1985 · Theatrical
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