Dance with a Stranger
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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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.
Details
Directors
Mike Newell
Writers
Shelagh Delaney
Cast
Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Matthew Carroll, Tom Chadbon, Jane Bertish, David Troughton, Paul Mooney, Stratford Johns, Joanne Whalley, Susan Kyd, Lesley Manville, Sallie Anne Field, David Beale, Martin Murphy
Production
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), Goldcrest, Film4 Productions
Languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
