Dance with a Stranger
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| Directed by | Mike Newell |
| Produced by | Roger Randall-Cutler |
| Written by | Shelagh Delaney |
| Starring | Miranda Richardson Rupert Everett |
| Music by | Theme song by Mari Wilson |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (UK) The Samuel Goldwyn Company (USA) |
| Release date(s) | March 1, 1985 (UK) |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Language | English |
Dance with a Stranger is a 1985 British drama film, directed by Mike Newell. Telling the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain in the fifties, this moving biographical British film won critical acclaim, and brought particular notice to the careers of both Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett. The title is based on a song that was popular at the time the film is set, and was featured in the film.
[edit] Cast
- Miranda Richardson as Ruth Ellis
- Rupert Everett as David Blakeley
- Ian Holm as Desmond Cussen
- Stratford Johns as Morrie Conley
- Joanne Whalley as Christine
- Tom Chadbon as Anthony Findlater
- Jane Bertish as Carole Findlater
- David Troughton as Cliff Davis
- Matthew Carroll as Andy
- Lesley Manville as Maryanne
- David Beale as Man in Little Club
- Charon Bourke as Ballroom Singer
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