The Night of the Iguana
Original Theatrical Date: August 6, 1964
Nominated for four Academy Awards, this Oscar-winning adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play stars Oscar winner Richard Burton (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) as an alcoholic de-frocked minister who works as a tour guide in Mexico and becomes involved with a Nantucket spinster, a hotel owner, and a seductive teenager.
Oscar nominee Ava Gardner (Mogambo) portrays the hotel owner, Oscar winner Deborah Kerr (From Here to Eternity) is the Nantucket spinster, and Sue Lyon (Lolita) plays the seductive teen.
Produced by Oscar-winner Ray Stark (The Goodbye Girl, Funny Face, Annie) and directed by Academy Award winner John Huston (The African Queen, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre).
Genre: Drama