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Dance with a Stranger

  • 19851985
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.8K
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POPULARITY
27,315
3,646
Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
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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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
27,315
3,646
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Mike Newell
    • Writer
      • Shelagh Delaney
    • Stars
      • Miranda Richardson
      • Rupert Everett
      • Ian Holm
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mike Newell
    • Writer
      • Shelagh Delaney
    • Stars
      • Miranda Richardson
      • Rupert Everett
      • Ian Holm
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos1

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    Trailer 1:58
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    Photos73

    Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)

    Top cast

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    Miranda Richardson
    Miranda Richardson
    • Ruth Ellis
    Rupert Everett
    Rupert Everett
    • David Blakely
    Ian Holm
    Ian Holm
    • Desmond Cussen
    Matthew Carroll
    • Andy
    Tom Chadbon
    Tom Chadbon
    • Anthony Findlater
    Jane Bertish
    • Carole Findlater
    David Troughton
    David Troughton
    • Cliff Davis
    Paul Mooney
    • Clive Gunnell
    Stratford Johns
    Stratford Johns
    • Morrie Conley
    Joanne Whalley
    Joanne Whalley
    • Christine
    Susan Kyd
    • Barbara
    Lesley Manville
    Lesley Manville
    • Maryanne
    Sallie Anne Field
    • Claudette
    • (as Sallie-Anne Field)
    David Beale
    • Man in Little Club
    Tracy-Louise Ward
    • Girl with David Blakely
    Michael Jenn
    Michael Jenn
    • Wilf
    Alan Thompson
    • Ralph
    Nicholas McArdle
    Nicholas McArdle
    • Landlord (country pub)
    • Director
      • Mike Newell
    • Writer
      • Shelagh Delaney
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The title theme song "Would You Dance With a Stranger" performed by Mari Wilson was a U.K. pop chart-topper when it was released.
    • Goofs
      Ruth switches on a radio which begins to play immediately. In those times, vacuum-tube radios had to warm up for about 20 seconds.
    • Quotes

      David Blakeley: I want you to marry me.

      Ruth Ellis: Why? Are you pregnant?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Buried Treasures - 1987 Edition (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Would You Dance With a Stranger? (Sotto un cielo di stelle)
      Written by Giovanni D'Anzi and Alfredo Bracchi

      English Lyrics by Ray Miller

      Performed by Mari Wilson

    User reviews31

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Last user review
    I've just read the last user review on this film & I would advise anyone who has any knowledge of the Ruth Ellis story to ignore it. There were legal reasons why everything was not explained. The boy was a result of a war time romance. Ruth Ellis also had a husband (& daughter) who for legal reasons could not be named or mentioned. Ian Holm played the part of her lover who did exist & did nothing to help her once she was arrested.

    If you don't understand the film read the following books first & then watch the film: Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman to Be Hanged (Robert Hancock) Ruth Ellis: My Sister's Secret Life (Muriel Jakubait, Monica Weller) Ruth Ellis, My Mother: A Daughter's Memoir of the Last Woman to Be Hanged (Georgie Ellis, Rod Taylor)

    Personally I think the film is excellent but of course I did know the story before I watched it.
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    • AngelRedhead
    • Mar 11, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 9, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dance with a Stranger - Geliebt bis in den Tod
    • Filming locations
      • Fingest, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Goldcrest Films International
      • National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
      • Film Four International
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,174,622
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,174,622
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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