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starring: Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth, David Niven, Wendy Hiller, Burt Lancasterdirected by: Delbert Mann
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)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: February 11, 1997
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 20856
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1958
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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:  - Fantastic Drawing Room Drama
I'm surprised this film isn't currently in print because to me it's indispensible. Where to begin. If Oscars were given for ensembles the cast of "Separate Tables" would go to the front of the line. You can't debate the Oscars awarded David Niven and Wendy Hiller but the revelation to my mind is Rita Hayworth. It may be a case of diminished expectations but Hayworth punches holes in her glamour queen persona. The script has a keen understanding for the impulses of the human heart, it's loneliness ... Read More
Rating: - Watch the pros work and Love every minute of it
If you are a "movie buff", then this is for you. This movie is a "classic" in every sense of the word, and should be towards the
top of your "must see" list.
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 of ... 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.
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