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Dance with a Stranger

Dance with a Stranger

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 1, 1985

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Crime, Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

Dance with a Stranger

Production Companies

National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), Goldcrest, Film4 Productions

Director

Mike Newell

Description

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.