In the Heat of the Night
NR
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.6/10(1,086 ratings)
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
08-02-1967
1h 49m
Main Cast
Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates
Deputy Sam Wood
Peter Whitney
Deputy Courtney
Lee Grant
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Anthony James
Ralph
William Schallert
Mayor Schubert
Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- Norman Jewison
- Production:
- United Artists, The Mirisch Company
- Revenue:
- $27,379,978
- Budget:
- $2,000,000
Key Crew
- Novel:
- John Ball
- Screenplay:
- Stirling Silliphant
- Producer:
- Walter Mirisch
- Original Music Composer:
- Quincy Jones
- Director of Photography:
- Haskell Wexler
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- US
- Filming:
- US
- Languages:
- en