DANCE WITH A STRANGER (WIDESCREEN) [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1985
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: 'Densely packed with social and psychological nuances' (Variety), Dance With A Stranger is based on the true story of the last woman hanged in England. Starring Miranda Richardson in her 'spectacular movie debut' (Vogue), along with Rupert Everett and Ian Holm, Dance With A Stranger is the 'stunning, powerful [and] fascinating'(Vogue) winner of the 1985 Cannes Best Picture Award. Ruth Ellis (Richardson) is a private dancer with a tough exterior. But her armor begins to crack when she meets wealthy racecar driver David Blakely (Everett). And despite warnings against the affair by her friend and would-be lover Desmond Cussen (Ian Holm), Ellis is quickly seduced by Blakely's charms. But when his passions turn cold, she is caught in a dark dance of obsession that gives way to desperation and finally culminates in a deadly confrontation that shatters the stillness one fateful night with a shocking act'that may ultimately destroy them both.
• Cast: Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Stratford Johns, Joanne Whalley, Tom Chadbon, Jane Bertish, David Troughton, Matthew Carroll, David Beale, Charon Bourke, Charles Cork, Patrick Field, Sallie Anne Field, Ian Hurley, Miki Iveria, Michael Jenn, Susan Kyd, Lesley Manville, Tony Mathews, Nicholas McArdle, Lizzie McKenzie, Paul Mooney, Martin Murphy, Colin Rix, Alan Thompson, Tracy-Louise Ward, Derek Lyons, Mike Newell, Shelagh Delaney, Roger Randall-Cutler, Peter Hannan, Mick Audsley, Richard Hartley
• Director: Mike Newell
• Runtime: 1:41
• Company: MGM / UA
• Media Format: Movie