Separate Tables (1958) | |
| Director(s) | Delbert Mann |
| Producer(s) | Harold Hecht, Harry Horner (associate uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Alcohol, Based on Play, Romance (Drama) |
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Separate Tables (1958) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Delbert Mann and produced by Harold Hecht and Harry Horner.
Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | David Niven | Won |
| Best Actress | Deborah Kerr | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Wendy Hiller | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Charles Lang, Jr. | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | David Raksin | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Harold Hecht, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Terence Rattigan, John Gay | Nominated |
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THE RITA HAYWORTH IS 100! BLOGATHON: Separate Tables (1958)
on Oct 17, 2018 From Caftan WomanMichaela of Love Letters to Old Hollywood is hosting this loving blogathon tribute to Rita Hayworth on the occasion of her centenary, October 17, 2018. Click HERE for the contributions collected from October 17th to the 19th. Two one-act plays by Terence Rattigan (The Winslow Boy), Table by t... Read full article
Separate Tables (1958, Delbert Mann)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 30, 2018 From The Stop ButtonDespite taking place in a very English hotel with very English residents?all of them long-term residents, not temporary guests?Separate Tables hinges almost entirely on the Americans. Burt Lancaster is one such American. He?s a regular resident (even ostensibly engaged to manager Wendy Hiller; they?... Read full article
getTV Rita Hayworth Blogathon: Separate Tables
By minooallen on Oct 13, 2014 From Classic Movie Hub BloggetTV Rita Hayworth Blogathon: Separate Tables Without the use of special effects, violence, or even a slick, polished plot, Delbert Mann?s Separate Tables remains one of the most riveting films I?ve ever seen. The 1958 masterpiece weaves together the desperate lives of the lonely, repressed residen... Read full article
"Executive Suite," or Separate Tables
By David on Jan 12, 2014 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeThe 1954 film "Executive Suite" begins with an ending: The man lying dead on the Wall Street sidewalk, shot from a POV perspective by director Robert Wise, is Avery Bullard, CEO of the Tredway Corporation of Millburgh, Pennsylvania. Tredway makes furniture, and until about two minutes ago Bulla... Read full article
"Executive Suite," or Separate Tables
By David on Jan 12, 2014 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeThe 1954 film "Executive Suite" begins with an ending: The man lying dead on the Wall Street sidewalk, shot from a POV perspective by director Robert Wise, is Avery Bullard, CEO of the Tredway Corporation of Millburgh, Pennsylvania. Tredway makes furniture, and until about two minutes ago Bulla... Read full article
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Quotes from
John Malcolm: I suppose not. I thought I might get her once, just this once in her whole life, to publicly disagree with her mother. It'd save her soul if she ever did.
Mr. Fowler: The trouble about being on the side of right, as one sees it, is that one often finds oneself in the company of such very questionable allies.
Ann Shankland: You're making it a bit too obvious, you know, that you hate the very sight of me.
John Malcolm: The very sight of you is perhaps the one thing about you I don't hate.
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Facts about
The musical theme of the terrace sequence and a few other pieces were re-written by David Raksin on the request of the producers following a bad preview.
The title song (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Harold Adamson), written for the film, became a best-selling single by Vic Damone on Columbia Records. According to author Tony Thomas in his 1975 book, "Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical," composer David Raksin preferred using just his own melodies in his Oscar-nominated score.
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