Dance with a Stranger

1985    1h 42m    R
6.691%70%60%
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.
Directed By
Mike Newell
Written By
Shelagh Delaney
Studio
National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), Goldcrest, Film4 Productions

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Cast of Dance with a Stranger
  • Miranda RichardsonRuth Ellis
  • Rupert EverettDavid Blakeley
  • Ian HolmDesmond Cussen
  • Matthew CarrollAndy
  • Tom ChadbonAnthony Findlater
  • Jane BertishCarole Findlater
  • David TroughtonCliff Davis
  • Paul MooneyClive Gunnell
  • Stratford JohnsMorrie Conley
  • Joanne WhalleyChristine
  • Susan KydBarbara
  • Lesley ManvilleMaryanne
  • Sallie Anne FieldClaudette (as Sallie-Anne Field)
  • David BealeMan in Little Club
  • Martin MurphyRoy
  • Tracy-Louise WardGirl with David Blakely
  • Michael JennWilf
  • Alan ThompsonRalph
  • Nicholas McArdleLandlord (country pub)
  • Miki IveriaLandlady
  • Lizzie McKenzieWoman in Launderette
  • Ian Hurley1st Policeman
  • Charles Cork2nd Policeman
  • Patrick FieldBuilder
  • Colin RixLandlord 'Magdala'
  • Tony MathewsCustomer 'Magdala'
  • Charon BourkeBallroom Singer
  • Elizabeth NewellBaby
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