Movie
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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Dance with a Stranger opened in theaters August 9, 1985. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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
Miranda RichardsonRuth Ellis
Rupert EverettDavid Blakeley
Ian HolmDesmond Cussen
Tom ChadbonAnthony Findlater
Jane BertishCarole Findlater
David TroughtonCliff DavisCredits
- Directed by
- Mike Newell
- Written by
- Shelagh Delaney
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- National Film Finance CorporationUnited Kingdom
Goldcrest Films InternationalUnited Kingdom
Film Four InternationalUnited Kingdom