
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 102m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Mike Newell
- Stars: Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Matthew Carroll, Tom Chadbon
- keywords: london, england, nightclub, based on true story, romance, murder, capital punishment, single mother, true crime, older woman younger man relationship, shot, 1950s, female criminal
- Production_studio: National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), Goldcrest, Film4 Productions
- Slogan: It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.
- providers: MGM Plus
- The Dance with a Stranger is featured in the top rankings of 1985
- #91 in Top Drama Movies of 1985
- #27 in Top Crime Movies of 1985
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.