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Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger (1985)

Crime, Drama, Biographical | UK

Director: Mike Newell

Film4 | Monday, 23 August 2021 | 00:45

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01/07/2022

Rating: 6.7/10

User rating: 9/10
(4 votes)

SYNOPSIS

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.

Actors

Writer: Shelagh Delaney

Producer: Paul Cowan, Roger Randall-Cutler

RUNTIME: 96 min

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