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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
In the Heat of the Night
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Main Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Anthony James

Anthony James

Ralph

William Schallert

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

Virgil Tibbs Trilogy