Dance with a Stranger
Mike Newell1985-03-01
It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.
6
102 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Miranda Richardson | Ruth Ellis | Zac E. Chan |
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Rupert Everett | David Blakeley | Unowned |
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Ian Holm | Desmond Cussen | Unowned |
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Matthew Carroll | Andy | Unowned |
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Tom Chadbon | Anthony Findlater | Unowned |
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Jane Bertish | Carole Findlater | Unowned |
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David Troughton | Cliff Davis | Unowned |
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Paul Mooney | Clive Gunnell | Unowned |
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Stratford Johns | Morrie Conley | Unowned |
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Joanne Whalley | Christine | Unowned |
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Susan Kyd | Barbara | Unowned |
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Lesley Manville | Maryanne | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Sallie Anne Field | Claudette (as Sallie-Anne Field) | Unowned |
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David Beale | Man in Little Club | Unowned |
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Martin Murphy | Roy | Unowned |
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Tracy-Louise Ward | Girl with David Blakely | Unowned |
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Michael Jenn | Wilf | Unowned |
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Alan Thompson | Ralph | Unowned |
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Nicholas McArdle | Landlord (country pub) | Unowned |
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Miki Iveria | Landlady | Unowned |
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Lizzie McKenzie | Woman in Launderette | Unowned |
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Ian Hurley | 1st Policeman | Unowned |
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Charles Cork | 2nd Policeman | Unowned |
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Patrick Field | Builder | Unowned |
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Colin Rix | Landlord 'Magdala' | Unowned |
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Tony Mathews | Customer 'Magdala' | Unowned |
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Charon Bourke | Ballroom Singer | Unowned |
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Elizabeth Newell | Baby | Unowned |