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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
John Gay (writer)
Terence Rattigan (play)
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Release Date:
18 December 1958 (USA) more
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Plot:
The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables." full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Underrating Rita.
 (From FilmExperience. 27 July 2009, 3:55 PM, PDT)

Oscars Quiz: Which of these four best-picture champs also had its director nominated?
 (From Gold Derby. 30 December 2008, 11:43 PM, PST)

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I call it heartwarming more (45 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording)
Certification:
Germany:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1998)

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Trivia:
Terence Rattigan's play was generally performed as two one act plays separated by an intermission. The same actor playing the Major and John, and the same actress portraying Ann and Sybil. more
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Crew or equipment visible: Camera reflected in window in the last dolly shot. more
Quotes:
Lady Matheson: [Reprovingly, talking about Sybil] I'm surprised at you, Mr. Malcolm. You should not have brought her into it.
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.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Deux hommes dans Manhattan (1959) more
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
I call it heartwarming, 11 March 2003

One would not expect such a very proper British movie (with bull in a china shop Burt Lancaster) to end up feeling just right, but it did. There are not many characters in a drama such as the one created by Terrence Ratigan and played so superbly by Wendy Hiller (somewhere in her career between the Salvation Army woman and the Princess Dragomira) who is romantic, realistic and does the right thing....as do nearly all the characters in the final scene. Quite right.

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