The Night of the Iguana is a 1964 American drama movie directed by John Huston and was based on the 1961 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. It stars Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon, Grayson Hall, Cyril Delevanti and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It won an Academy Award in 1965 and was nominated for 3 others.