Separate Tables (1958)
Synopsis of Separate Tables
Based on Terence Rattigan's play, Separate Tables is about a number of characters and their adventures at a British seaside hotel. Among the guests are an alleged war hero (David Niven), a timid spinster (Deborah Kerr) and her domineering mother (Gladys Cooper), and a divorced couple (Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth) trying to re-ignite their romance despite the presence of his mistress (Wendy Hiller). All of the characters' lives become intertwined in the course of the film as the story examines love affairs and secrets. Separate Tables is a fine, textured drama, filled with terrific performances and was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Deborah Kerr), Best Actor (David Niven), Best Supporting Actress (Wendy Hiller), Best Screenplay From Another Medium, Best Cinematography and Best Music. Niven and Hiller won Oscars for the film. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast of Separate Tables
- Rita Hayworth - Ann Shankland
- David Niven - Maj. Pollack
- Burt Lancaster - John Malcolm
- Cathleen Nesbitt - Lady Matheson
- Rod Taylor - Charles
- May Hallatt - Miss Meacham
- Hilda Plowright - Mabel
- Deborah Kerr - Sybil Railton-Bell
- Wendy Hiller - Miss Pat Cooper
- Gladys Cooper - Mrs. Railton-Bell
- Felix Aylmer - Mr. Fowler
- Audrey Dalton - Jean
- Priscilla Morgan - Doreen
- Director(s):
- Delbert Mann
- Writer(s):
- John Gay, Terence Rattigan
- Producer(s):
- Harold Hecht
- 1958 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 1958 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actor
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