Details

Release year: 1958

Storyline

The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth.

Top credits

Directors

Delbert Mann

Writers

Cast

Rita Hayworth — Ann Shankland
Deborah Kerr — Sibyl Railton-Bell
David Niven — Major Angus Pollock
Burt Lancaster — John Malcolm

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Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

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Did you know

• When she was interviewed by the London "News Chronicle" about her Oscar win, Wendy Hiller said she thought the Academy was crazy for giving it to her. "All you could see of me in the picture was the back of my head. Unless they give some award for acting with one's back to the camera, I don't see how I could have won. They cut my two best scenes and gave one to Rita Hayworth." She went on, "Never mind the honor, though I'm sure it's very nice of them. I hope this award means cash - hard cash. I want lots of lovely offers to go filming in Hollywood, preferably in the winter so I can avoid all the horrid cold over here."

• With 23 minutes and 39 seconds of screen time, David Niven's performance is the shortest ever to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and the fourth-shortest to win in either leading category. Contrary to popular belief, Anthony Hopkins did not break Niven's record with his win for The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Hopkins' performance is 24 minutes and 52 seconds long.

• Director Delbert Mann specifically filmed May Hallatt's pool shot in a long take with a moving camera - he wanted to show that a stand-in was not doing the trick for her. Unfortunately, the picture was taken from him and re-edited with the middle of the shot removed, destroying that effect.