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A classic drama thriller about a black detective investigating a murder in a racist Mississippi town. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- Norman Jewison
- 295
- 3 min
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.
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- 16 sec
- TV-14
- 38
In the Heat of the Night is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title that starred Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs and was broadcast on NBC from March 6, 1988-May 19, 1992 before moving to CBS ...
- 7
- 142 + 4 TV movies (list of episodes)
- March 6, 1988 –, May 16, 1995
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.
- $2 million
- Quincy Jones
- August 2, 1967
- Walter Mirisch
A classic 1967 movie about a black detective (Sidney Poitier) and a racist sheriff (Rod Steiger) solving a murder in a small-town Mississippi. The film explores racism, justice, and friendship with tension, humor, and social commentary.
- (1.2K)
- 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, reviews, and trivia of this classic crime drama film.
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. 4,794 IMDb 7.9 1 h 50 min 1967. X-Ray 18+.
