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Dance with a Stranger

Turkish title: Bir Yabancıyla Dans

“It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.”

1985 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by Mike Newell
BiographyCrimeDrama

Cast

Miranda Richardson Rupert Everett Ian Holm

Credits

Written by: Shelagh Delaney

Plot

In 1950s London, a hostess at a club falls obsessively in love with a rich playboy, and ends up as the last woman hanged in Britain.

Sinekatalog’s take

Mike Newell's drama retells the true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, and her fatal passion. Miranda Richardson is superb and Rupert Everett smoulders in a cool, atmospheric 1950s tragedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (3,271 votes)
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