Dance with a Stranger
It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.
1985 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Mike Newell |
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| Writer: | Shelagh Delaney |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 1985 |
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| Director: | Mike Newell |
| Writer: | Shelagh Delaney |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | london, england, nightclub, based on true story, murder, romance, capital punishment, single mother, true crime, older woman younger man relationship, shot, 1950s, female criminal |
| Production Companies | Goldcrest, Film4 Productions, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lizzie McKenzie | Woman in Launderette |
| Ian Hurley | 1st Policeman |
| Charles Cork | 2nd Policeman |
| Patrick Field | Builder |
| Colin Rix | Landlord 'Magdala' |
| Tony Mathews | Customer 'Magdala' |
| Charon Bourke | Ballroom Singer |
| Elizabeth Newell | Baby |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mike Newell | Director |
| Harriet Fenner | Production Assistant |
| Jason Adams | First Assistant Editor |
| Annabel Ware | Assistant Editor |
| Alison Stewart-Richardson | Set Dresser, Set Decoration |
| Mary Ellis | Wardrobe Assistant |
| John Payne | Grip |
| Sarah Nichols | Assistant Accountant |
| Tim Dennison | Production Runner |
| John Clark | Best Boy Electric |
| Peter Casey | Generator Operator |
| Malcolm Benstead | Standby Property Master |
| Tony Ferguson | Dressing Prop |
| Alan Chesters | Carpenter |
| David Ned Kelly | Carpenter |
| Mick Ryan | Carpenter |
| Peter Hannan | Director of Photography |
| Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Andrew Mollo | Production Design |
| Adrian Smith | Art Direction |
| Pip Newbery | Costume Design |
| Carol Devine | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Pat Hay | Makeup Supervisor |
| Meinir Jones-Lewis | Hairdresser |
| Liz Michie | Assistant Hairdresser |
| Tony Aherne | Third Assistant Director |
| Fraser Copp | Second Assistant Director |
| Micky Finch | First Assistant Director |
| Celia Barnett | Assistant Art Director |
| Harry Bearpark | Property Master |
| Trevor Rutherford | Boom Operator |
| Ken Weston | Sound Mixer |
| Jim Dowdall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Mark Cridlin | Clapper Loader |
| Colin Davidson | Focus Puller |
| Diana Miller | Still Photographer |
| Reg Parsons | Gaffer |
| Bob Smith | Camera Operator |
| Adam Walton | Assistant Camera |
| Les Weighell | Electrician |
| Allan James | Location Manager |
| Annie South | Continuity |
| Patrick Isherwood | Production Accountant |
| Laura Julian | Production Coordinator |
| Zakiya Powell | Publicist |
| Gary Crosby | Painter |
| Perry Crosby | Painter |
| Nick Perry | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Shelagh Delaney | Writer |
| Richard Hartley | Original Music Composer |
| Janty Yates | Wardrobe Assistant, Costume Supervisor |
| Dickey Beer | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roger Randall-Cutler | Producer |
| Paul Cowan | Associate Producer |
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