The Night of the Iguana
1964 · Movie · NR · 118 min · ★ 7.2
A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.
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Details
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-08-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 118 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (166 votes)
Themes
- hotel
- mexico
- bus
- tourist
- minister
- poet
- bus driver
- based on play or musical
- tourist guide
- alcoholism
- priest
- tour bus
- +9 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1965
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1965 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1965 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1965 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1965 · nominated
Cast & crew
Richard Burton
as Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon
Ava Gardner
as Maxine Faulk
Deborah Kerr
as Hannah Jelkes
Sue Lyon
as Charlotte Goodall
Skip Ward
as Hank Prosner
Grayson Hall
as Judith Fellowes
Cyril Delevanti
as Nonno
Mary Boylan
as Miss Peebles
- GH
Gladys Hill
as Mlle Dexter (uncredited)
Emilio Fernández
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
Directed by John Huston