DVD
The night of the iguana.
A defrocked, alcoholic, and emotionally-troubled minister struggles with his desire for earthly pleasures as a tour guide in Mexico. Shepherding a busload of school teachers and one libidinous 18-year old girl, he becomes entangled with the teen, suffers a nervous breakdown when discovered, and strands the group at the remote and rundown seaside hotel of his old friend Maxine. As his emotional state continues to unravel, and the group's problems increase, the hotel is joined by a travelling artist and her aged poet father, with their own secret troubles.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419819321
- ISBN: 9781419819322
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen format.
- Publisher: [United States] : Turner Entertainment ; [2006]
- Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
- Copyright: ©2006
Content descriptions
| General Note: | From the play : The night of the iguana / by Tennessee Williams. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964. "Enhanced for widescreen tvs."--Container. Bonus features: "The night of the iguana : Huston's gamble" behind-the-scenes featurette on director John Huston (10 min.); "On the trail of the iguana" promotional making-of featurette (14 min.); teaser trailer (1 min.) ; original theatrical trailer (3 min.). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Gabriel Figueroa ; Production executive, Abe Steinberg ; production manager, Clarence Eurist ; art director, Stephen Grimes ; film editor, Ralph Kemplen ; costumes by Dorothy Jeakins ; music composed and conducted by Benjamin Frankel. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon, Grayson Hall, James Ward, Cyril Delevanti, Mary Boylan. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rating: Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, dual-layer; region 1; Dolby digital mono. |
| Language Note: | In English or dubbed French, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Ex-clergy > Drama. Sexual attraction > Drama. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama. Tourists > Drama. Mexico > Drama. |
| Genre: | Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | MO (Text) | 33126025457973 | DVD | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | MO (Text) | 33126025457981 | DVD | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A defrocked minister reflects upon his choices in life as he leads a group of women on a tour of the Mexican coast. - Warner Home Video
Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr star in Academy Award-winning director John Huston's adaptation of playwright Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana. Defrocked, alcoholic former priest T. Lawrence Shannon (Burton) has fallen far in his quest to sate his base, libidinous urges. Now working as a tour guide in Mexico for a group of female American schoolteachers, Shannon is caught with one of the women at the start of a night of alcohol and tropical heat that rips away the facades of repression that cover the perversions and personal demons of all members of the tour group.