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The Night of the Iguana * poster
UNITED STATES · 1964

The Night of the Iguana *

John Huston
redemption religious crisis moral failure human vulnerability spiritual journey
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Synopsis

A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.

Year1964
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Huston
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