The Night of the Iguana
Summary:
Filmed on location in Mexico by John Huston, Night of the Iguana stars Richard Burton as Rev. Shannon, an alcoholic defrocked minister, who scratches out a living as a south-of-the-border tour guide. His latest customers are several American schoolteachers, and he guides their bus to a rundown hotel owned by flamboyant widow Maxine Faulk (Ava Gardner). Attempting to dally wit... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Richard Burton - (Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon)
Ava Gardner - (Maxine Faulk)
Deborah Kerr - (Hanna Jelkes)
Sue Lyon - (Charlotte Goodall)
James Ward - (Hank Prosner)
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Review:
Tennessee Williams' morality play is well adapted to the screen in writer-director John Huston's 1964 film version. Typically of a Williams effort, there's more than enough intense melodrama and sexuality to go around. This was one of the final films in the spate of screen adaptations of his work, which began with 1951's A Streetcar Name... Continue >>
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