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Dance with a Stranger(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-03-01
61%
54 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
Movie: Dance with a Stranger
Top 10 Billed Cast
Miranda Richardson
Ruth Ellis
Rupert Everett
David Blakeley
Ian Holm
Desmond Cussen
Tom Chadbon
Anthony Findlater
Jane Bertish
Carole Findlater
David Troughton
Cliff Davis
Stratford Johns
Morrie Conley
Joanne Whalley
Christine
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