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The Night of the Iguana is a 1964 American drama film directed by John Huston, based on the 1961 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. It stars Richard Burton , Ava Gardner , Deborah Kerr , Grayson Hall , Sue Lyon , and Cyril Delevanti .
The Night of the Iguana: Directed by John Huston. With Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon. An ostracized Episcopal clergyman leads a busload 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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The Night of the Iguana, American film drama, released in 1964, that was based on the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams and starred Richard Burton.
Burton portrayed Shannon, an alcoholic defrocked minister who works as a tour guide in Mexico. While leading a bus of schoolteachers, he becomes infatuated with Charlotte (played by Sue Lyon), a promiscuous teenager. After she is found in his hotel room, the group’s unofficial chaperone (Grayson Hall) attempts to have Shannon fired, prompting him to take the group to a seedy, remote hotel run by Maxine (Ava Gardner). While there, Shannon meets the virginal spinster Hannah (Deborah Kerr). Sexual tensions and the various characters’ personal struggles subsequently play out.
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•Studio: MGM
•Director: John Huston
•Producers: Ray Stark and John Huston
•Writers: Anthony Veiller and John Huston
•Music: Benjamin Frankel
•Running time: 125 minutes
•Richard Burton (Shannon)
•Ava Gardner (Maxine)
•Deborah Kerr (Hannah)
•Sue Lyon (Charlotte)
•Costume design (black and white)*
•Cinematography (black and white)
•Art direction–set decoration (black and white)
•Supporting actress (Grayson Hall)
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John Huston directed the 1964 film and co-wrote the screenplay with Anthony Veiller. It stars Richard Burton as Rev. Shannon, Ava Gardner as Maxine and Deborah Kerr as Hannah.
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Released in 1964 and directed by John Huston based on Tennessee Williams' play, "The Night of the Iguana" stars Richard Burton as a defrocked Episcopal minister who resorts to a job leading bus tours on the Mexican west coast.
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