Separate Tables (film)

Separate Tables
original film poster
Directed by	Delbert Mann
Produced by	Harold Hecht
Written by	Terence Rattigan John Gay John Michael Hayes (uncredited)
Starring	Deborah Kerr Rita Hayworth David Niven Wendy Hiller Burt Lancaster
Music by	David Raksin
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	1958
Running time	100 min.
Country	US
Language	English
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Separate Tables is a 1958 film based on two one-act plays by Terence Rattigan that were collectively known by this name. It was directed by Delbert Mann, and adapted by Rattigan, John Gay and an uncredited John Michael Hayes.

The film took the two plays and opened it up for a screenplay that introduced some new parts. Burt Lancaster was also co-producer (Hecht-Hill-Lancaster). Rita Hayworth was married to James Hill at the time.

The film starred David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth, Burt Lancaster, Wendy Hiller, Gladys Cooper, Felix Aylmer, and Rod Taylor. It was nominated for seven Oscars, winning two (Niven for Best Actor and Hiller for Best Supporting Actress).

David Niven and Wendy Hiller in their Oscar winning performances

Cast

Deborah Kerr - Sibyl Railton-Bell
Rita Hayworth - Ann Shankland
David Niven - Major Angus Pollock
Wendy Hiller - Pat Cooper
Burt Lancaster - John Malcolm
Gladys Cooper - Mrs. Railton-Bell
Cathleen Nesbitt - Lady Matheson
Felix Aylmer - Mr. Fowler
Rod Taylor - Charles
Audrey Dalton - Jean
May Hallatt - Miss Meacham (May Hallat had played this role on stage)
Priscilla Morgan - Doreen

External links

Separate Tables at the Internet Movie Database
Separate Tables at Allmovie
Separate Tables at Rotten Tomatoes

v • d • e The films of Delbert Mann

1950s	Marty • The Bachelor Party • Desire Under the Elms • Separate Tables • Middle of the Night

1960s	The Dark at the Top of the Stairs • Lover Come Back • The Outsider • That Touch of Mink • A Gathering of Eagles • Quick Before It Melts • Dear Heart • Mister Buddwing • Fitzwilly • The Pink Jungle

1970s	Kidnapped • Birch Interval • Love's Dark Ride

1980s	Brontë

Television	"Lights Out" (1949) • "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1949 - 1955) • "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1951 - 1955) • "Producers' Showcase" (1955) • "Playwrights '56" (1955 - 1956) • "Ford Star Jubilee" (1956) • "Omnibus" (1956 - 1957) • "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1958) • "Playhouse 90" (1958 - 1959) • "NBC Sunday Showcase" (1959) • "Startime" (1960) • Heidi (1968) • "CBS Playhouse" (1968) • David Copperfield (1969) • Jane Eyre (1970) • She Waits (1972) • No Place to Run (1972) • The Man Without a Country (1973) • The First Woman President (1974) • The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond (1975) • A Girl Named Sooner (1975) • Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976) • Tell Me My Name (1977) • Breaking Up (1978) • Home to Stay (1978) • Tom and Joann (1978) • Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (1978) • Torn Between Two Lovers (1979) • All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) • To Find My Son (1980) • "Insight" (1981) • All the Way Home (1981) • The Member of the Wedding (1982) • The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983) • Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984) • A Death in California (1985) • The Last Days of Patton (1986) • The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story (1976) • Tell Me My Name (1977) • Breaking Up (1986) • April Morning (1988) • Ironclads (1991) • Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992) • Incident in a Small Town (1994) • Lily in Winter (1994)

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