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    In the Heat of the Night

    1967 · Mystery · 1h 49m

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  1. In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American 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.

  2. A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.

    • (84K)
    • Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    • Norman Jewison
    • 1967-08-02
  3. 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...

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    • Sidney Poitier
    • Norman Jewison
    • Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
  4. In the Heat of the Night. 1967 · 1 hr 51 min. TV-MA. Drama · Crime · Mystery. While traveling in the deep south, a black Philadelphian homicide detective becomes embroiled in a murder investigation. Subtitles: English. Starring: Sidney Poitier Rod Steiger Warren Oates Larry Gates Lee Grant James Patterson Beah Richards. Directed by: Norman Jewison.

    • Norman Jewison
    • January 1, 1967
    • 110 min
  5. In Sparta, Mississippi, one hot September night, the murdered body of wealthy industrialist Philip Colbert is found in an alley. Hunting for suspects, the police pick up Virgil Tibbs, a well-dressed Negro, and bring him to headquarters for questioning.

    • Norman Jewison, Newt Arnold, Terry Morse Jr.
    • Sidney Poitier
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