The Night of the Iguana (film) The Night of the Iguana (film) The Night of the Iguana is a 1964 film based on the 1961 play of the same name written by Tennessee Williams. Directed by John Huston, it featured Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. 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. Actress Grayson Hall received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and Cyril Delevanti received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. "The Night of the Iguana" drew considerable attention for its
Hot Summer Night (play) doesn't attempt to solve the problem in this play. He just shows us individual reactions to it and that's enough to ask of any author." Again, the inter-racial kiss was reputedly a British TV 'first'. The following year Willis wrote the screenplay for a feature film adaptation directed by Roy Ward Baker, "Flame in the Streets". Hot Summer Night (play) Hot Summer Night is a play by Ted Willis first produced in 1958. "Set in Wapping, the story concerns the Palmer family, who may not, however, be quite typical of the district. For blustering Jack Palmer is a successful Trade