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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Dance with a Stranger
| name           = Dance with a Stranger
| image = Dance with a Stranger.jpg
| image         = Dance with a Stranger.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| caption       = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]
| director       = [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]
| producer = Roger Randall-Cutler
| producer       = Roger Randall-Cutler
| writer = [[Shelagh Delaney]]
| writer         = [[Shelagh Delaney]]
| starring = [[Miranda Richardson]]<br />[[Rupert Everett]]
| starring       = [[Miranda Richardson]]<br />[[Rupert Everett]]
| music = [[Richard Hartley (composer)|Richard Hartley]]<br>theme song by [[Mari Wilson]]
| music         = [[Richard Hartley (composer)|Richard Hartley]]<br>theme song by [[Mari Wilson]]
| cinematography = [[Peter Hannan (cinematographer)|Peter Hannan]]
| cinematography = [[Peter Hannan (cinematographer)|Peter Hannan]]
| editing =
| editing       =  
| studio = [[Goldcrest Films|Goldcrest Films International]]
| studio         = [[Goldcrest Films|Goldcrest Films International]]
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]]
| distributor   = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released = {{Film date|1985|03|1|UK|df=yes}}
| released       = {{Film date|1985|03|1|UK|df=yes}}
| runtime = 102 min.
| runtime       = 102 min.
| country = United Kingdom
| country       = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language       = English
| budget =£1,360,000<ref name="nigel">Borne, Nigel. "Little film little profit." Sunday Times [London, England] 26 January 1986: 31. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 29 March 2014.</ref> or £1.5 million<ref name="org">{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-back-to-the-future-the-fall-and-rise-of-the-british-film-industry-in-the-1980s.pdf|page=21|title=Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing|website=British Film Institute|date=2005}}</ref>
| budget         = £1,360,000<ref name="nigel">Borne, Nigel. "Little film little profit." Sunday Times [London, England] 26 January 1986: 31. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 29 March 2014.</ref> or £1.5 million<ref name="org">{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-back-to-the-future-the-fall-and-rise-of-the-british-film-industry-in-the-1980s.pdf|page=21|title=Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing|website=British Film Institute|date=2005}}</ref>
| gross = £850,000 (UK)<br>$3 million (US)<br>$1 million (other territories)<ref name="nigel"/>
| gross         = £850,000 (UK)<br>$3 million (US)<br>$1 million (other territories)<ref name="nigel"/>
}}
}}
'''''Dance with a Stranger'''''  is a 1985 British film<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pgDxuexxEloC&q=dance+with+a+stranger+film+tragedy&pg=PA71|title=Performing Shakespeare's Tragedies Today: The Actor's Perspective|first=Michael|last=Dobson|date=30 November 2006|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521671224}}</ref> directed by [[Mike Newell (director)|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]]. The screenplay was by [[Shelagh Delaney]], author of ''[[A Taste of Honey]]'', and was her third major screenplay. The story of Ellis has resonance in Britain because it provided part of the background to the extended national debates that led to the progressive abolition of capital punishment from 1965.
'''''Dance with a Stranger'''''  is a 1985 British film<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pgDxuexxEloC&q=dance+with+a+stranger+film+tragedy&pg=PA71|title=Performing Shakespeare's Tragedies Today: The Actor's Perspective|first=Michael|last=Dobson|date=30 November 2006|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521671224}}</ref> directed by [[Mike Newell (director)|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]]. The screenplay was by [[Shelagh Delaney]], author of ''[[A Taste of Honey]]'', and was her third major screenplay. The story of Ellis has resonance in Britain because it provided part of the background to the extended national debates that led to the progressive abolition of capital punishment from 1965.
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==Plot==
==Plot==
A former nude model and prostitute, Ruth is manageress of a drinking club in London that has racing drivers as its main clients. Ruth lives in a flat above the bar with her illegitimate son Andy. Another child is in the custody of her estranged husband's family.
A former nude model and prostitute, Ruth is manager of a drinking club in London that has racing drivers as its main clients. Ruth lives in a flat above the bar with her illegitimate son Andy. Another child is in the custody of her estranged husband's family.


In the club, she meets David, an immature, young man from a well-off family who wants to succeed in motor racing but suffers from lack of money and overuse of alcohol. Ruth falls for his looks and charm, but it is a doomed relationship. Without a job, he cannot afford to marry her, and his family would never accept her. When he makes a drunken scene in the club, she is discharged from her job, which means that she is made homeless.
In the club, she meets David, an immature young man from a well-off family who wants to succeed in motor racing but suffers from lack of money and overuse of alcohol. Ruth falls for his looks and charm, but it is a doomed relationship. Without a job, he cannot afford to marry her, and his family would never accept her. When he makes a drunken scene in the club, she is discharged from her job and made homeless.


Desmond, a wealthy admirer, secures a flat for her and her son, but she still sees David. When she tells him she is pregnant, he does nothing about it, and she miscarries. Distraught, she goes to a house in Hampstead where she believes David is at a party. He comes out and goes with a girl to a pub. Ruth waits outside the pub, and when he emerges, she shoots him dead with four shots. She is arrested, tried and hanged.
Desmond, a wealthy admirer, secures a flat for her and her son, but she still sees David. When she tells him she is pregnant, he does nothing about it, and she miscarries. Distraught, she goes to a house in Hampstead where she believes David is at a party. He comes out and goes with a girl to a pub. Ruth waits outside the pub, and when he emerges, she shoots him dead with four shots. She is arrested, tried and hanged.

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Script error: No such module "other uses". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other Dance with a Stranger is a 1985 British film[1] 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. The screenplay was by Shelagh Delaney, author of A Taste of Honey, and was her third major screenplay. The story of Ellis has resonance in Britain because it provided part of the background to the extended national debates that led to the progressive abolition of capital punishment from 1965.

The theme song, a cover version of Peggy Lee's 1951 track "Would You Dance with a Stranger?", was performed by Mari Wilson and released as a single.

Plot

A former nude model and prostitute, Ruth is manager of a drinking club in London that has racing drivers as its main clients. Ruth lives in a flat above the bar with her illegitimate son Andy. Another child is in the custody of her estranged husband's family.

In the club, she meets David, an immature young man from a well-off family who wants to succeed in motor racing but suffers from lack of money and overuse of alcohol. Ruth falls for his looks and charm, but it is a doomed relationship. Without a job, he cannot afford to marry her, and his family would never accept her. When he makes a drunken scene in the club, she is discharged from her job and made homeless.

Desmond, a wealthy admirer, secures a flat for her and her son, but she still sees David. When she tells him she is pregnant, he does nothing about it, and she miscarries. Distraught, she goes to a house in Hampstead where she believes David is at a party. He comes out and goes with a girl to a pub. Ruth waits outside the pub, and when he emerges, she shoots him dead with four shots. She is arrested, tried and hanged.

Cast

Reception

The film made a comfortable profit.[2] Goldcrest Films invested £253,000 in the film and received £361,000, making them a profit of £108,000.[3]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91%, based on reviews from 11 critics.[4]

Accolades

Script error: No such module "anchor". Mike Newell won Award of the Youth at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival for Dance with a Stranger. Miranda Richardson won Best Actress at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, and Ian Holm won Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1985 for this and other performances.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

References

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External links

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