Separate Tables
US (1958): Drama
Based on Terence Rattigan's play, this film concerns 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. Delbert Mann directs. Separate Tables is a fine, textured drama, filled with terrific performances and was nominated for several Academy Awards®. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide)
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· Actor 1958: David Niven
· Supporting Actress 1958: Wendy Hiller
· Best Picture 1958: Harold Hecht
Hecht - Producer (Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, UA)
· Actress 1958: Deborah Kerr
· Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) 1958: Terence Rattigan, John Gay
· Cinematography (Black and White) 1958: Charles B. Lang
· Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1958: David Raksin
7 nominations, 2 Awards