

Dance with a Stranger
"It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
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Key Crew

Mike Newell
Director

Shelagh Delaney
Writer
Cast

Miranda Richardson
Ruth Ellis

Rupert Everett
David Blakeley

Ian Holm
Desmond Cussen
Matthew Carroll
Andy

Tom Chadbon
Anthony Findlater

Jane Bertish
Carole Findlater

David Troughton
Cliff Davis
Paul Mooney
Clive Gunnell

Stratford Johns
Morrie Conley

Joanne Whalley
Christine
Susan Kyd
Barbara

Lesley Manville
Maryanne
Sallie Anne Field
Claudette (as Sallie-Anne Field)
David Beale
Man in Little Club

Martin Murphy
Roy

Tracy-Louise Ward
Girl with David Blakely

Michael Jenn
Wilf
Alan Thompson
Ralph
Nicholas McArdle
Landlord (country pub)

Miki Iveria
Landlady