Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger (1985)

It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.

  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1985-03-01
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 46 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 42min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Mike Newell
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From 46 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Miranda Richardson

    as Ruth Ellis
  • Rupert Everett

    as David Blakeley
  • Ian Holm

    as Desmond Cussen
  • Matthew Carroll

    as Andy
  • Tom Chadbon

    as Anthony Findlater
  • Jane Bertish

    as Carole Findlater
  • David Troughton

    as Cliff Davis
  • Paul Mooney

    as Clive Gunnell
  • Stratford Johns

    as Morrie Conley
  • Joanne Whalley

    as Christine
  • Susan Kyd

    as Barbara
  • Lesley Manville

    as Maryanne
  • Sallie Anne Field

    as Claudette (as Sallie-Anne Field)
  • David Beale

    as Man in Little Club
  • Martin Murphy

    as Roy
  • Tracy-Louise Ward

    as Girl with David Blakely
  • Michael Jenn

    as Wilf
  • Alan Thompson

    as Ralph
  • Nicholas McArdle

    as Landlord (country pub)
  • Miki Iveria

    as Landlady
  • Lizzie McKenzie

    as Woman in Launderette
  • Ian Hurley

    as 1st Policeman
  • Charles Cork

    as 2nd Policeman
  • Patrick Field

    as Builder
  • Colin Rix

    as Landlord 'Magdala'
  • Tony Mathews

    as Customer 'Magdala'
  • Charon Bourke

    as Ballroom Singer
  • Elizabeth Newell

    as Baby
Directing Mike Newell Director
Writing Shelagh Delaney Writer
Production Roger Randall-Cutler Producer
Sound Richard Hartley Original Music Composer
Camera Peter Hannan Director of Photography
Editing Mick Audsley Editor
Production Celestia Fox Casting
Art Andrew Mollo Production Design
Art Adrian Smith Art Direction
Art Alison Stewart-Richardson Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Pip Newbery Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Janty Yates Costume Supervisor
Production Paul Cowan Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Carol Devine Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Pat Hay Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Meinir Jones-Lewis Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Liz Michie Assistant Hairdresser
Directing Tony Aherne Third Assistant Director
Directing Fraser Copp Second Assistant Director
Directing Micky Finch First Assistant Director
Art Celia Barnett Assistant Art Director
Art Harry Bearpark Property Master
Sound Trevor Rutherford Boom Operator
Sound Ken Weston Sound Mixer
Crew Dickey Beer Stunts
Crew Jim Dowdall Stunt Coordinator
Camera Mark Cridlin Clapper Loader
Camera Colin Davidson Focus Puller
Camera Diana Miller Still Photographer
Lighting Reg Parsons Gaffer
Camera Bob Smith Camera Operator
Camera Adam Walton Assistant Camera
Lighting Les Weighell Electrician
Production Allan James Location Manager
Directing Annie South Continuity
Production Patrick Isherwood Production Accountant
Production Laura Julian Production Coordinator
Production Zakiya Powell Publicist
Production Harriet Fenner Production Assistant
Editing Jason Adams First Assistant Editor
Editing Annabel Ware Assistant Editor
Art Alison Stewart-Richardson Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up Mary Ellis Wardrobe Assistant
Camera John Payne Grip
Costume & Make-Up Janty Yates Wardrobe Assistant
Production Sarah Nichols Assistant Accountant
Production Tim Dennison Production Runner
Lighting John Clark Best Boy Electric
Crew Peter Casey Generator Operator
Art Malcolm Benstead Standby Property Master
Art Tony Ferguson Dressing Prop
Crew Alan Chesters Carpenter
Crew David Ned Kelly Carpenter
Crew Mick Ryan Carpenter
Art Gary Crosby Painter
Art Perry Crosby Painter
Costume & Make-Up Nick Perry Wardrobe Assistant

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