Rent Dance with a Stranger (1985)
3.5 of 5 from 89 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
- "Dance with a Stranger" is a moving insight into a tragic "Crime of Passion" that changed the conscience of a nation. It is the story of one woman and two lovers - each driven by the all-powerful forces of sexuality. Ruth Ellis (Miranda Richardson), a glamorous nightclub hostess and mother of two children, embarks on a tempestuous affair with a handsome racing driver David Blakely, played by Rupert Everett. A series of tragic consequences culminate in the execution of Ellis in 1995 - an execution that led to a tidal wave of emotion and the abolition of capital punishment. This is a film that does more than chronicle a series of events; it captures perfectly the mood of a post-war nation.
- Actors:
- Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Stratford Johns, Joanne Whalley, Tom Chadbon, Jane Bertish, David Troughton, Matthew Carroll, David Beale, Charon Bourke, Charles Cork, Patrick Field, Sallie Anne Field, Ian Hurley
- Directors:
- Mike Newell
- Producers:
- Roger Randall-Cutler
- Writers:
- Shelagh Delaney
- Studio:
- Film 4
- Genres:
- Drama
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