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1964

The Night of the Iguana

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.

Credits

Director

John Huston

Producers

Ray Stark , Sandy Whitelaw

Writers

Anthony Veiller , John Huston

Cinematographer

Gabriel Figueroa

Editor

Ralph Kemplen

Costume Design

Dorothy Jeakins

Cast

Richard Burton , Ava Gardner , Deborah Kerr , Sue Lyon , Skip Ward , Grayson Hall , Cyril Delevanti , Mary Boylan , Gladys Hill , Emilio Fernández

Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Seven Arts Productions

Genres

Romance Drama

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

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The Night of the Iguana (1964) movie poster
The Night of the Iguana (1964) movie poster
The Night of the Iguana (1964) movie poster
The Night of the Iguana (1964) movie poster
The Night of the Iguana (1964) movie poster

Awards

1 win, 11 nominations
Won Best Costume Design (Black and White) Dorothy Jeakins 1965
Nom Best Motion Picture - Drama Night of the Iguana, The 1965
Nom Outstanding Directing - Feature Film John Huston The Night of the Iguana 1965
Nom Best Original Screenplay Anthony Veiller The Night of the Iguana 1965
Nom Best Director John Huston 1965
Nom Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Ava Gardner 1965
Nom Best Supporting Actress Grayson Hall 1965
Nom Best Supporting Actor Cyril Delevanti 1965
Nom Best Supporting Actress Grayson Hall 1965
Nom Best Cinematography (Black and White) Gabriel Figueroa 1965
Nom Best Production Design (Black and White) Stephen Grimes 1965

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