Review of The Night of the Iguana (1964) by Daniel Y — 06 Nov 2007

My introduction to Richard Burton and Ava Gardner. I fear I will end up as one of these two characters... lol... dear lord...

This review of The Night of the Iguana (1964) was written by Daniel Y on 06 Nov 2007.

The Night of the Iguana has generally received very positive reviews.

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Ava Gardner is so good!!! I would like to see the remake of this. cool learning points…

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