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    Dance with a Stranger 1985 POSTER

    Dance with a Stranger

    1985

    English

    6.6

    ♡ 7

    91%

    70%

    Action

    based on true story

    Biography

    capital punishment

    Crime

    Drama

    london, england

    murder

    nightclub

    romance

    Mike Newell Mike Newell Director Ian Holm Ian Holm as Desmond Cussen Lesley Manville Lesley Manville as Maryanne Stratford Johns Stratford Johns as Morrie Conley Harry Fielder Harry Fielder as Partygoer
    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.
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