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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Shelagh Delaney (writer)
Release Date:
9 August 1985 (USA) more
Plot:
Ruth Ellis lives with her 10-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
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User Comments:
Stunning Performance by Ms. Richardson more (13 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Miranda Richardson | ... | Ruth Ellis |
 | Rupert Everett | ... | David Blakeley |
 | Ian Holm | ... | Desmond Cussen |
 | Stratford Johns | ... | Morrie Conley |
 | Joanne Whalley | ... | Christine |
 | Tom Chadbon | ... | Anthony Findlater |
| Jane Bertish | ... | Carole Findlater |
| David Troughton | ... | Cliff Davis |
| Matthew Carroll | ... | Andy |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| David Beale | ... | Man in Little Club |
| Charon Bourke | ... | Ballroom Singer |
| Charles Cork | ... | Policeman #2 |
| Patrick Field | ... | Builder |
| Sallie Anne Field | ... | Claudette |
| Ian Hurley | ... | Policeman #1 |
| Miki Iveria | ... | Landlady |
| Michael Jenn | ... | Wilf |
| Susan Kyd | ... | Barbara |
 | Lesley Manville | ... | Maryanne |
| Tony Mathews | ... | Customer 'Magdala' |
| Nicholas McArdle | ... | Landlord (Country Pub) |
| Lizzie McKenzie | ... | Woman |
| Paul Mooney | ... | Clive Gunnell |
| Martin Murphy | ... | Roy |
| Colin Rix | ... | Landlord 'Magdala' |
| Alan Thompson | ... | Ralph |
| Tracy-Louise Ward | ... | Girl with David Blakely |
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Runtime:
102 min | Argentina:106 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Ruth switches on a radio which begins to play immediately. In those times, vacuum-tube radios had to warm up for about 20 seconds. more
Quotes:
Anthony Findlater:
She
[his wife]
Anthony Findlater:
eats like a bird...
Ruth Ellis:
Really? My son tells me birds eat twice their own weight every day.
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When I saw this film nearly 15 years ago, I immediately became a fan of Miranda Richardson. Her unforgettable performance reminded me of a young Bette Davis in 'Of Human Bondage' (another story of a tragic, doomed woman). Few actresses could have matched the intensity of her Ruth.