Dance with a Stranger
It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.
CrimeDramalondon, englandnightclubbased on true storyromancemurdercapital punishmentsingle mothertrue crimeolder woman younger man relationshipshot1950sfemale criminal
A tragic true-crime drama about obsessive love and class collision that culminates in murder, told with period melancholy and moral weight.
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.
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