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Film Four International
Film4 Productions
Goldcrest Films International
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It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.
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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Miranda Richardson
Ruth Ellis
Rupert Everett
David Blakeley
Ian Holm
Desmond Cussen
Tom Chadbon
Anthony Findlater
Jane Bertish
Carole Findlater
David Troughton
Cliff Davis
Stratford Johns
Morrie Conley
Joanne Whalley
Christine
Lesley Manville
Maryanne
Martin Murphy
Roy
Tracy-Louise Ward
Girl with David Blakely
Michael Jenn
Wilf
Miki Iveria
Landlady
Charles Cork
2nd Policeman
Dickey Beer
Stunts
Mike Newell
Director
Paul Cowan
Associate Producer
Richard Hartley
Original Music Composer
Shelagh Delaney
Writer
Aug 9, 1985
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