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- A stormy relationship, complicated by the strictures of 1950s social class and gender roles, ends in death. Based on the life of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain.
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Dance with a Stranger is a 1985 British film [3] directed by Mike Newell. Telling the story of Ruth Ellis , the last woman to be hanged in Britain (1955), the film won critical acclaim, and aided the careers of two of its leading actors, Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett .
Dance with a Stranger: Directed by Mike Newell. With Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Matthew Carroll. A stormy relationship, complicated by the strictures of 1950s social class and gender roles, ends in death. Based on the life of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Mike Newell
- 1985-08-09
“Dance with a Stranger” is the story of their affair, which led to one of the most famous British murder trials of the decade. After Ellis shot Blakely dead in the street outside a pub, she was brought to trial, convicted, and executed with heartless speed; her trial began on June 20, 1955, and she was hanged on July 13 – the last woman ...
The story is a true story, about the last woman given the death sentence in Britain and I found it interesting in terms of getting a feel for the context in which the death happened.
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- Mike Newell
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- Miranda Richardson
Dance with a Stranger is a 1985 British film directed by Mike Newell. Telling the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain (1955), the film won critical acclaim, and aided the careers of two of its leading actors, Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett.
- Mike Newell
Jan 1, 1985 · Dance with a Stranger is a tale of dark passions based on a true story of the London underworld during the 1950s. Film charts the rocky course of the relationship between Ruth...
Drama | Based on a true story. 1950s. Synopsis. On July 13, 1955, Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be hanged in England. With a smart, tough little script by Shelagh Delaney, Mike Newell's noir-ish film is a dissection of the human frustration and complex class issues surrounding her crime.
