The Night of the Iguana The Night of the Iguana The Night of the Iguana is a stage play written by American author Tennessee Williams, based on his 1948 short story. First staged as a one-act play in 1959, Williams developed it into a full-length play over the next two years, staging two different versions in 1959 and 1960, before arriving at the three-act version of the text which premiered on Broadway in 1961. Two film adaptations have been made, including the Academy Award-winning 1964 film directed by John Huston and starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. The other is a 2000 Croatian
The Night the Prowler The Night the Prowler The Night the Prowler (also known as "Patrick White's The Night the Prowler") is a 1978 Australian film written by Patrick White, produced by Anthony Buckley and directed by Jim Sharman. Ruth Cracknell was nominated in 1979 for an AFI Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role for her part. Sharman had worked successfully with White directing the latter's play "The Season at Sarsaparilla". White suggested that his book "The Night the Prowler" might make a film; Sharman agreed and White wrote a screenplay. The film was shot in November and December 1977. The film