Dance with a Stranger
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- For other uses, see Dance with a Stranger (disambiguation).
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 Dance with a Stranger DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Mike Newell |
| Produced by | Roger Randall-Cutler |
| Written by | Shelagh Delaney |
| Starring | Miranda Richardson Rupert Everett |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | March 1, 1985 (UK) |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Language | English |
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Dance with a Stranger (1985) is a 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
- Ruth Ellis: Miranda Richardson
- David Blakeley: Rupert Everett
- Desmond Cussen: Ian Holm
- Also featuring Stratford Johns and Lesley Manville.
