THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (1964)

JOHN HUSTON

Classics Literary Classics Drama Religion Nigel's Choice Recommended Southern Gothic

Cast

RICHARD BURTON AVA GARDNER DEBORAH KERR SUE LYON TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

Plot

One of the finest adaptations of a Tennessee Williams play. Burton is the defrocked priest working as a tour guide and escorting a group of teachers, with one of whom he is caught inflagrante. Holing up in a shabby hotel with the bus broken down he gets trapped in a complicated set of relationships.