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Writer:
Shelagh Delaney (writer)
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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
User Reviews:
Stunning Performance by Ms. Richardson more (14 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Harry Fielder ... Party goer (uncredited)

Derek Lyons ... Singer in Bar (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mike Newell 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Shelagh Delaney  writer

Produced by
Paul Cowan .... associate producer
Roger Randall-Cutler .... producer
 
Original Music by
Richard Hartley 
 
Cinematography by
Peter Hannan 
 
Film Editing by
Mick Audsley 
 
Casting by
Celestia Fox 
 
Production Design by
Andrew Mollo 
 
Art Direction by
Adrian Smith 
 
Set Decoration by
Alison Stewart-Richardson 
 
Costume Design by
Pip Newbery 
 
Makeup Department
Carol Devine .... assistant makeup artist
Pat Hay .... makeup artist
Meinir Jones Brock .... hair stylist (as Meinir Brock)
Liz Michie .... assistant hair stylist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Aherne .... third assistant director
Fraser Copp .... second assistant director
Micky Finch .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Harry Bearpark .... property master
Malcolm Bensted .... stand-by props
Alan Chesters .... chargehand carpenter
Fred Crosby .... painter
Gary Crosby .... painter
Perry Crosby .... painter
Tony Ferguson .... dressing props
David Fyson .... production buyer
Ned Kelly .... carpenter
Mick Ryan .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
George Akers .... dubbing editor
Peter Maxwell .... dubbing mixer
Peter Maxwell .... sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Rutherford .... boom operator
Jupiter Sen .... assistant dubbing editor
Ken Weston .... sound mixer
Don Brown .... sound maintenance (uncredited)
Steve Hancock .... sound camera operator (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Dickey Beer .... stunts
Jim Dowdall .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Casey .... generator operator
John Clark .... best boy
Mark Cridlin .... clapper loader
Colin Davidson .... focus puller
Diana Miller .... still photographer
Reg Parsons .... gaffer
John Payne .... camera grip
Steve Sansom .... rigger
Bob Smith .... camera operator
Les Weighell .... electrician
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Ellis .... wardrobe assistant
Janty Yates .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Jason Adams .... first assistant editor
Annabel Ware .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Mari Wilson .... singer: theme: Dance with a stranger
Kenny Woodman .... music arranger: source music
 
Transportation Department
Tim Collins .... transportation manager
 
Other crew
Sarah Allday .... assistant accountant
Tim Dennison .... production runner
Harriet Fenner .... production assistant
Patrick Isherwood .... production accountant
Allan James .... location manager
Laura Julian .... production coordinator
Sarah Lucraft .... assistant accountant
Annie South .... continuity
Tristan Whalley .... publicity assistant
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min | Argentina:106 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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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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16 out of 20 people found the following review useful.
Stunning Performance by Ms. Richardson, 24 February 2001
8/10
Author: spompermayer from San Francisco

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.

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