Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
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A crime drama set in a small town in the American South, featuring a police chief, a sheriff, and a detective. The series ran from 1988 to 1995 and won a Primetime Emmy.
- (6.2K)
- 1988-03-06
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 60
A classic drama mystery thriller about a black detective investigating a murder in a racist Mississippi town. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
- (84K)
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Norman Jewison
- 1967-08-02
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American neo-noir mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison, produced by Walter Mirisch, and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. It tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), a Black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi.
A classic crime drama starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger as a black detective and a racist sheriff in a small-town murder case. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to rent or buy the movie online.
- (90)
- Sidney Poitier
- Norman Jewison
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
A black Philadelphia detective helps a racist Mississippi police chief solve a murder case in a racially hostile town. See the full plot, cast, trivia, and user reviews of this classic crime drama film.
Feb 21, 2021 · African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi....
- 3 min
- 226.7K
- Amazon MGM Studios
Details. Norman Jewison. Sidney Poitier. Rod Steiger. Warren Oates. This winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture follows the struggle of an African American police detective from Philadelphia who must overcome racism and prejudice to help the sheriff of a small Mississippi town solve a murder.
