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Synopsis: This adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play stars Richard Burton as a de-frocked minister who works as a tour guide in Mexico.

Starring: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner

Supporting actors: Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon, Skip Ward, Grayson Hall, Cyril Delevanti, Mary Boylan, Fidelmar Dur?n, Emilio Fern?ndez, Eloise Hardt, Gladys Hill, Barbara Joyce, C.G. Kim, Roberto Leyva, Billie Matticks, Betty Proctor, Liz Rubey, Bernice Starr, Dorthy Vance, Thelda Victor

Directed by: John Huston

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes

Release year: 1964

Studio: Warner Bros.

ASIN: B000I5SY9G (Rental) and B000I0XBOO (Purchase)

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The Night of the Iguana DVD ~ Richard Burton

4.5 out of 5 stars (75) $7.60

Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: August 05, 1964
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Seven Arts Productions
Budget Estimate: $ 3 Million
Filming Locations: Mismaloya Village, Jalisco, Mexico | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful!, September 12, 1999

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This review is from: The Night of the Iguana [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Tennesse Williams has rarely fared well in the transfer from stage to screen, but Night of Iguana is evidence that his work makes for powerful viewing. Stark visuals play against the subtle script and performances, with Ava Gardner giving perhaps her finest performance as the over-sexed, hard-bitten hotel owner who conceals a loving heart and honest nature behind an "I don't give a damn" mask. Burton has rarely been seen to such effect, and Deborah Kerr is quite fine. The supporting cast, featuring Grayson Hall and Sue Lyons, is remarkably strong as well. A powerful and unstinting screen adaptation of one of Williams' most powerful and unstinting plays.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Film, June 2, 1999

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This is arguably the best film made of any of Tennessee Williams plays. It's greatness is due in great part to the direction of John Huston and the magnificent cast he has assembled to tell this story. Richard Burton and Deborah Kerr, two of the finest actors from England,give terrific performances as a tortured, defrocked priest and a strong-willed woman who has learned to survive in an unkind world. Ava Gardner proves in this film that she was a marvelous actress capable of giving a gutsy, heartfelt performance of great complexity. Grayson Hall is also quite remarkable as a hateful woman whose nasty actions are sparked by her jealousy and desire for a young woman played by Sue Lyon. The stark black and white photography of this film beautifully contributes to the mood of Tennesse William's story. This is really one of the finest films of the 1960s. It is one you can view many times over and find many pleasures.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Excellent !!, April 13, 2001

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Great play ... Great acting ... Great direction ... although nobody won Oscars. Who cares? John Huston wisely filmed this in stark black and white reflecting its somber tone. Burton gives the performance of lifetime as Shannon at the end of his rope, and Kerr is fantastic, as always, imbuing a tender role with even more humanity. T. Williams' play, one of the best from America's best playwright, has everything. Conflict, strong characterization, wisdom, and of course humor. Some of the coarseness of the play has been excised (Shannon's), thus making him a more sympathetic character, but this does not hurt the movie. Huston sticks pretty much to the actual play, except for the ending, which was not in the play. However, this does not really hurt the film. Anyway, buy this film and enjoy it again and again. Your life will be richer for it.

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