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  • Dance with a Stranger (1985)
  • R
    96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
R
96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A stormy relationship, complicated by the strictures of 1950s social class and gender roles, ends in death. Based on the life of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain.
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Aug 9, 1985 (United States)

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40 cast members
Name Known for
Miranda Richardson
Ruth Ellis Ruth Ellis   See fewer
Rupert Everett
David Blakely David Blakely   See fewer
Ian Holm
Desmond Cussen Desmond Cussen   See fewer
Tom Chadbon
Anthony Findlater Anthony Findlater   See fewer
Jane Bertish
Carole Findlater Carole Findlater   See fewer
David Troughton
Cliff Davis Cliff Davis   See fewer
Paul Mooney
Clive Gunnell Clive Gunnell   See fewer
Stratford Johns
Morrie Conley Morrie Conley   See fewer
Joanne Whalley
Christine Christine   See fewer
Susan Kyd
Barbara Barbara   See fewer
Lesley Manville
Maryanne Maryanne   See fewer
Sallie Anne Field
Claudette (as Sallie-Anne Field) Claudette (as Sallie-Anne Field)   See fewer
David Beale
Man in Little Club Man in Little Club   See fewer
Tracy-Louise Ward
Girl with David Blakely Girl with David Blakely   See fewer
Nicholas McArdle
Landlord (country pub) Landlord (country pub)   See fewer
Miki Iveria
Landlady Landlady   See fewer
Lizzie McKenzie
Woman in Launderette Woman in Launderette   See fewer
Ian Hurley
1st Policeman 1st Policeman   See fewer
Charles Cork
2nd Policeman 2nd Policeman   See fewer
Patrick Field
Builder Builder   See fewer
Colin Rix
Landlord 'Magdala' Landlord 'Magdala'   See fewer
Tony Mathews
Customer 'Magdala' Customer 'Magdala'   See fewer
Charon Bourke
Ballroom Singer Ballroom Singer   See fewer
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Porfirio Rubirosa
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Roy Beck
Bar Patron (uncredited) Bar Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Brook
David Blakely's Friend (uncredited) David Blakely's Friend (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Coombs
Man at Tea Dance (uncredited) Man at Tea Dance (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Fielder
Partygoer (uncredited) Partygoer (uncredited)   See fewer
Derek Lyons
Singer in Bar (uncredited) Singer in Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Chris Parsons
Dinner Guest (uncredited) Dinner Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Theresa Renee
Usherette in the Cinema (uncredited) Usherette in the Cinema (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Stroud
Bar Patron (uncredited) Bar Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Reg Thomason
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Van Engel
Dancer at Ball (uncredited) Dancer at Ball (uncredited)   See fewer
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