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The Night of the Iguana (1964) -- 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.

Overview

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Director:
John Huston
Writers:
Tennessee Williams (play)
Anthony Veiller (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 August 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Man And Woman - Love And Lust - Ruin And Redemption - One Night They All Meet. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Producer Ray Stark Dead at 88
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 January 2004)

Sarah Michelle Gellar Weds
 (From WENN. 4 September 2002)

User Comments:
All-Time Great more
US TV Schedule:
Tue. July 149:30 AMTCM   

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Richard Burton ... Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon

Ava Gardner ... Maxine Faulk

Deborah Kerr ... Hannah Jelkes
Sue Lyon ... Charlotte Goodall
Skip Ward ... Hank Prosner (as James Ward)

Grayson Hall ... Judith Fellowes
Cyril Delevanti ... Nonno
Mary Boylan ... Miss Peebles
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Additional Details

Runtime:
125 min | Germany:112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:12 (video rating) (1996) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | UK:X (original rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 (f)

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Trivia:
In order to diffuse the tension prior to shooting (due mainly to the isolated location the stars would be working in together), John Huston made each lead actor a gold encrusted pistol with bullets- one with each actor's name on it. This way, when the actors wanted to kill one another, they would use the designated bullet. This proved to be successful. No problems between the cast arose. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: Shannon walks barefooted over broken glass, leaving bloody footprints all over his hotel room, then chases Charlotte onto the terrace without leaving a trace of blood. more
Quotes:
T. Lawrence Shannon: [as the disatisfied Ms. Fellowes runs to speak to Shannon] Look at her, charging like a bull elephant on a rampage. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006) more

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Nonno's poem
Shannon calls Miss Fellowes the "witch of Endor". Who is that?
What is the name of the flower that Charlotte was holding?
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25 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
All-Time Great, 1 March 2000
Author: DeeDee-10 from San Francisco

Watched this film recently for the seventh or eighth time -it' always a delight. Classic Burton hamming it up just enough. . . calm, cool Kerr proping up "Shannon's" sanity. . . free-spirited Gardner charging around trying to keep her sanity and reaching out for Shannon. . .Lyon, the "precocious" seductress. . . all were amazingly believable. I didn't have a problem with the black and white, in fact, I think it added to impact of the film, leaving it up to the actors to pull out the heart of William's magnificent play without the benefit of color, although I'm not sure color would have made any difference anyway. The final dialogue between Kerr and Burton was spellbinding: the meeting of two souls, if only for the moment.

Kerr, Burton, and Gardner were at their finest in this film.

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