The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

1964 | 2h 1m | Drama, Thriller | TV-14

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Brief Synopsis

A defrocked priest takes a job as a tour guide in a Mexican town, falls into some romantic dalliances with a group of teachers, and then meets a beautiful artist at a run-down hotel where the proprietress is in love with him.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

John Huston

CAST

Richard Burton

Ava Gardner

Deborah Kerr

Sue Lyon

Skip Ward

Grayson Hall

Cyril Delevanti

Mary Boylan

PRODUCERS

Ray Stark

John Huston

WRITERS

Anthony Veiller

John Huston

Tennessee Williams

Host Intros

01:33
Alicia Malone Intro -- The Night Of The Iguana (1964)
Intro Aired: Oct 2019
TCM's Alicia Malone introduces The Night Of The Iguana, 1964.
01:49
Alicia Malone Intro -- The Night Of The Iguana (1964)
Intro Aired: Nov 2018
TCM's Alicia Malone introduces The Night Of The Iguana, 1964.
01:44
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Night Of The Iguana (1964)
Intro Aired: Jul 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Night Of The Iguana, 1964.
01:27
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Night Of The Iguana (1964)
Intro Aired: Mar 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Night Of The Iguana, 1964.

Related Videos

04:15
Night Of The Iguana, The -- (Movie Clip) Man Of God
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From Tennessee Williams' original play, Richard Burton as Reverend Shannon in the blazing opening to John Huston's The Night Of The Iguana, 1964, also starring Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr.
03:59
Night Of The Iguana, The -- (Movie Clip) Test Of Strength
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Defrocked priest and tour guide Shannon (Richard Burton) has snatched the distributor cap from the bus and rushed to the Cuernavaca hotel owned by his friend Fred and wife Maxine (Ava Gardner), hoping to save his job, in John Huston's The Night Of The Iguana, 1964.
03:44
Night Of The Iguana, The -- (Movie Clip) Don't Make Me Take Steps
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Defrocked priest and Mexico tour guide Shannon (Richard Burton) with his group of teachers, including precocious Charlotte (Sue Lyon) and harridan Miss Fellowes (Grayson Hall), in The Night Of The Iguana, 1964, from Tennessee Williams' play.
03:48
Night Of The Iguana -- (Movie Clip) Modified American Plan
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Just-arrived Hannah (Deborah Kerr) with her grandfather (Cyril Delevanti), explains to innkeeper Maxine (Ava Gardner) how she usually pays, tour guide Shannon (Richard Burton) supporting her case, in John Huston's The Night Of The Iguana, 1964.
03:21
Night of the Iguana, The - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
A defrocked priest (Richard Burton) surrenders to the sins of the flesh in a Mexican hotel in The Night of the Iguana (1964).

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