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The Night of the Iguana
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The Night of the Iguana

1964 · 118 min Drama Romance
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: John Huston

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 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

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Gladys Hill

Mlle Dexter (uncredited)

Emilio Fernández

Emilio Fernández

Barkeeper (uncredited)

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