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Separate Tables (1958)
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304308417
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 6304308418
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: February 11, 1997
Running Time: 99 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1958
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Editorial Review:
Terence Rattigan's pair of one-act plays are deftly woven together into this intelligent, handsome drama, a kind of somber Grand Hotel of lonely and repressed lives at a British seaside hotel in the dreary off-season. David Niven and Wendy Hiller earned well-deserved Oscars for their subdued turns, as a blustery old warhorse hiding a guilty secret and the efficient hotel proprietress, respectively. Burt Lancaster is the alcoholic American whose secret affair with Hiller is complicated when his former wife (Rita Hayworth) breezes in and reopens old emotional wounds, and Deborah Kerr is a mousy woman whose secret love for Niven is shattered by scandal. Director Daniel Mann (Marty) remains true to the good manners and quiet desperation that keeps these sad souls isolated at separate tables. He gracefully floats between the two dramas and patiently allows his repressed characters to open up and reveal their true feelings in their own quiet fashion. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Stands the test of time
A thoughtful and sensitive movie which stands the test of time. Superb performances from a stellar cast including David Niven and Burt Lancaster. Well worth revisiting. It's a pity there weren't any extras featured apart from an audio commentary. Good quality reproduction.
Rating:  - An Uninteresting Star-Studded Movie
This is Terrence Rattigan's character study of five individuals staying at a resort British town of Bournemouth. The setting of this motel is a symbol of a refuge for these five desperate characters trying to make their lives better, and staying out of troubles. The movie, directed by Delbert Mann, casts some of the best actors in Hollywood. David Niven won an Oscar award for his role as a retired Major (Angus Pollack). Mann is known for great comedic movies such as, Lover Come Back, and That Touch ... Read More
Rating: - Separate Tables
A wonderful cast performing to near perfection. Burt Lancaster and Rita Hayworth are superb as is David Niven as the shy, lonely introvert who creates an artificial persona diametrically opposed to his reality. The "Major" is a caricature but played so that one is unsure of how deeply he is a phony. When exposed Niven plays heroically.
Rating:  - good but dated
a very fine ensemble cast indeed.. while the indiscretions of the Major (Niven) were considered scandalous, they would be out of date today. Lancaster is strong as the american torn between his passion for the beautiful Hayworth and the stability of the admiration of the innkeeper Hiller... i felt Kerr was terribly miscast as the simpering daughter of a rich matron, and would have been better if she had been 10 years younger when this film was made.. Niven is strong, but his role was not very big, and ... Read More
Rating: - Superb drama
This is a movie which is a must-see for those of you who like a classic. It is one of Rita Hayworth's best movies, and it was made two years before she contracted Alzheimer's Disease. Deborah Kerr is truly her character and doesn't appear as Deborah Kerr. She utilizes her craft and makes a convincing character. David Niven puts on a very fine bit of acting which reminds me of his superb movie "Enchantment" (1949). Wendy Hiller (who was in the Broadway performance of "Enchantment") is perfectly cast ... Read More
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