Separate Tables (1958)
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77% of critics liked it
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77% of users liked it
(1,239 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 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Delbert Mann
- Written By
- John Gay, Terence Rattigan, Theodore V. Olsen & John Gay
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 18, 1958 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Wesley Lovell, Cinema Sight
How do you assemble a wonderful ensemble and then waste their talents? Here's an example.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The well-made play and once well-thought of film seems to be lifeless when viewed today.
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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.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Very strong, controversial (for 1958) drama starring Hayworth, Kerr.
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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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Cast
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Rita Hayworth
as Ann Shankland
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Deborah Kerr
as Sybil Railton-Bell
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David Niven
as Maj. Pollack
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Wendy Hiller
as Miss Pat Cooper
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Burt Lancaster
as John Malcolm
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Gladys Cooper
as Mrs. Railton-Bell
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Cathleen Nesbitt
as Lady Matheson
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Felix Aylmer
as Mr. Fowler
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Rod Taylor
as Charles
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Audrey Dalton
as Jean
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May Hallatt
as Miss Meacham
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Priscilla Morgan
as Doreen
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Hilda Plowright
as Mabel
