Separate Tables Movie Review 1958

Adaptation of the Terence Rattigan play about a varied cast of characters living out their personal dramas in a British seaside hotel. Guests include a matriarch and her shy daughter, a divorced couple, a spinster, and a presumed war hero. Their secrets and loves are examined in grand style. Fine acting all around.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Play, Grand Hotel, Only the Lonely

Screenplay

John Gay

Cast

Burt Lancaster, David Niven, Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, Wendy Hiller, Rod Taylor, Gladys Cooper, Felix Aylmer, Cathleen Nesbitt, Audrey Dalton, May Hallatt, Priscilla Morgan, Hilda Plowright

Cinematography

Charles B(ryant) Lang

Director

Delbert Mann

Music

David Raksin

Producer

Clifton Productions

Awards

Oscars 1958: Actor (Niven), Support. Actress (Hiller); Golden Globes 1959: Actor--Drama (Niven); N.Y. Film Critics 1958: Actor (Niven).