Dance with a Stranger

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Dance with a Stranger is a 1985 British drama film that portrays the true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom.

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instanceOf British drama film
film
awardReceived Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (1985) NERFINISHED
basedOn true story of Ruth Ellis
castMember Ian Holm NERFINISHED
Miranda Richardson NERFINISHED
Rupert Everett NERFINISHED
Stratford Johns NERFINISHED
Tom Wilkinson NERFINISHED
characterRole David Blakely NERFINISHED
Desmond Cussen NERFINISHED
Ruth Ellis NERFINISHED
cinematography Peter Hannan NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
countryOfRelease United Kingdom NERFINISHED
director Mike Newell NERFINISHED
distributor Curzon Film Distributors NERFINISHED
editedBy Peter Coulson NERFINISHED
filmFormat feature film
genre drama film
hasTheme crime
gender roles
justice system
language English
mainSubject Ruth Ellis NERFINISHED
musicBy Richard Hartley NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation London NERFINISHED
nominatedFor BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role NERFINISHED
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay NERFINISHED
notableFor depicting the case of Ruth Ellis
portraying the last female execution in the UK
portrays capital punishment in the United Kingdom
domestic violence
last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom
toxic relationships
producer Don Boyd NERFINISHED
Roger Randall-Cutler NERFINISHED
productionCompany Curzon Film Distributors NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1985
releaseEvent Cannes Film Festival 1985 NERFINISHED
runtime 101 minutes
screenwriter Sheila Delaney NERFINISHED
setInPeriod post-war Britain NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1950s
workLocation United Kingdom

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Mike Newell notableWork Dance with a Stranger
Mike Newell directed Dance with a Stranger
Goldcrest Films notableWork Dance with a Stranger