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The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana

One man... three women... one night

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$12000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

06 August 1964

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Rev. Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Maxine Faulk

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Hannah Jelkes

Sue Lyon

Sue Lyon

Charlotte Goodall

Skip Ward

Skip Ward

Hank Prosner

Grayson Hall

Grayson Hall

Judith Fellowes

Cyril Delevanti

Cyril Delevanti

Nonno

Mary Boylan

Mary Boylan

Miss Peebles

Gladys Hill

Gladys Hill

Mlle Dexter (uncredited)

Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

Barkeeper (uncredited)

Eloise Hardt

Eloise Hardt

Teacher (uncredited)

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