The Night of the Iguana (film)

This article is about the 1964 film. For the stage play on which it is based, see The Night of the Iguana. For the Joni Mitchell song, see Shine (Joni Mitchell album).
The Night of the Iguana
Theatrical release poster by Howard Terpning
Directed byJohn Huston
Screenplay by
Based onThe Night of the Iguana
1961 play
by Tennessee Williams
Produced byRay Stark
Starring
CinematographyGabriel Figueroa
Edited byRalph Kemplen
Music byBenjamin Frankel
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 6, 1964 (1964-08-06) (New York City)
Running time
125 minutes (original)
118 minutes
(TCM print and edited version)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[1]
Box office$12 million[1]

The Night of the Iguana is a 1964 American drama film directed by John Huston, based on the 1961 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. It stars Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Grayson Hall, Sue Lyon, and Cyril Delevanti.[2]

The film won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. It was filmed in the small town of Mismaloya in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Actress Grayson Hall received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress, and Cyril Delevanti received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.[3] In addition to Delevanti's nomination at the Golden Globes, Ava Gardner also received a Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama nomination. Both the picture and its director, John Huston, likewise received Golden Globe nominations.

  1. ^ a b Box Office Information for The Night of the Iguana. IMDb via Internet Archive. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Alpert, Hollis (1986). Burton. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 0-399-13093-4.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NY Times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).