Separate Tables

Separate Tables (1958)

  • 77% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 77% of users liked it
    (1,207 ratings)

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… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Delbert Mann
Written By
John Gay, Terence Rattigan, Theodore V. Olsen & John Gay
Genres
Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Dec 18, 1958 Wide
On DVD
Dec 11, 2001
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Wesley Lovell, Oscar Guy

    How do you assemble a wonderful ensemble and then waste their talents? Here's an example.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The well-made play and once well-thought of film seems to be lifeless when viewed today.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Terence Rattigan's old-fashioned melodrama is well-acted by the entire ensemble. Surprisingly, it was nominated for Best Picture and garnered Oscars for David Nivel as a Major with fake identity and Wendy Hiller as the reserved hotel manager.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Very strong, controversial (for 1958) drama starring Hayworth, Kerr.

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Drama com excelentes atuações (especialmente de Niven e Kerr), Vidas Separadas possui roteiro enxuto que extrai o máximo de sua galeria de personagens patéticos que buscam a dignidade.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Red L


    It is interesting to see some of the better movies of the 50's. I only watched this as the TV guide rated it 4 *'s. Can you imagine "living" at a seaside hotel for four years the way Major Pollock did? The movie was fine. When you "live" in a hotel… More

  • Byron B


    Another one that bored me. I couldn't get into it. I didn't know what the point of watching these different story lines was. I didn't think you got to know any of the characters well enough.

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