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Dance with a Stranger

19851h 36m6.1/ 10 · TMDB · 57 votes
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.

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Directed by Mike Newell

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson

Ruth Ellis

Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett

David Blakeley

Ian Holm
Ian Holm

Desmond Cussen

Matthew Carroll

Andy

Tom Chadbon
Tom Chadbon

Anthony Findlater

Jane Bertish
Jane Bertish

Carole Findlater

David Troughton
David Troughton

Cliff Davis

Paul Mooney

Clive Gunnell

Stratford Johns
Stratford Johns

Morrie Conley

Joanne Whalley

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Film details

Released1 Mar 1985
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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