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Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.
Mar 01, 1985 1h 42m
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50 votes

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.

Title Dance with a Stranger
Companies National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), Goldcrest, Film4 Productions
Countries United Kingdom
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
Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

David Blakeley
Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Desmond Cussen
Tom Chadbon

Tom Chadbon

Anthony Findlater
Jane Bertish

Jane Bertish

Carole Findlater
Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney

Clive Gunnell
Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

Morrie Conley
Sallie Anne Field

Sallie Anne Field

Claudette (as Sallie-Anne Field)
David Beale

David Beale

Man in Little Club
Tracy-Louise Ward

Tracy-Louise Ward

Girl with David Blakely
Nicholas McArdle

Nicholas McArdle

Landlord (country pub)
Lizzie McKenzie

Lizzie McKenzie

Woman in Launderette
Ian Hurley

Ian Hurley

1st Policeman
Charles Cork

Charles Cork

2nd Policeman
Colin Rix

Colin Rix

Landlord 'Magdala'
Tony Mathews

Tony Mathews

Customer 'Magdala'
Charon Bourke

Charon Bourke

Ballroom Singer