Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792851646
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792851641
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 11, 2001
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 26937
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:  - A must for any classic movie fan
This is a tremendous drama, when you are in 'the mood' to watch a classic drama. Top notch cast & acting ! Rita Hayworth and Burt Lancaster and David Niven all stand out in this. The scenes with Hayworth and Lancaster just electrify the screen, you can feel the tension. Overall fine performances by all to be honest. This a great movie to watch on a nice quiet/lazy weekend. I very much enjoyed the story and drama in this. Watch this and see why it has the words Academy Award next to it.. Even though he had a smaller supporting role in this movie - the star of the Birds is in this - none other than the excellent Rod Taylor - here is a chance to see what he did before he achieved the top spot in the Birds..
Rating: - A superb character study, a Flawless David Niven
What a gem of a movie this is. Lancaster is great (as always) as a tortured, 'I love her and hate her, can't live without her' ex-husband of Rita Hayworth, who in my opinion, gives one of the movie's least effective performances. Wendy Hiller is completely heart breaking as someone who is so afraid of loving (and with good cause it turns out) and yet so full of love for Burt Lancaster. Deborah Kerr, IMO, over-acts here, but has her finest scene in the final dining room scene when she finally seperates herself from Mommy-dearest (who is also afraid of losing the one thing she has left). But the movie belongs to David Niven. OMG. The final scene where he comes into the dining room and tries to blend into the woodwork, make himself small and tight, drops his fork, tries to hide behind the menu...have you ever seen a performance that gave you as much pain to watch? He was absolutely superb. And then the resolution as, one by one, he is welcomed back into 'the fold' by his fellow hotel boarders. The relief that is in his face that reflects what kindness can do. Now THAT is acting. Love this movie...bought it on VHS and am going to buy the DVD. The performances in this movie give support to the saying "They don't make 'em like this anymore!"
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 and fears alike. Despite the film's stage origins Director Delbert Mann keeps the film from feeling stagy. Undisputed classic.
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.
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