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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
With Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant. 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.
- Norman Jewison
- 295
- 3 min
Released Aug 2, 1967 1h 49m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller List. 96% 90 Reviews Tomatometer 92% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney...
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- Sidney Poitier
- Norman Jewison
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
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.
Nov 17, 2016 · Drama films. This article is more than 7 years old. In the Heat of the Night review – still a brilliant, feverish drama. Some of its liberalism has dated, but Sidney Poitier is...
- 3 min
- Peter Bradshaw
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Synopsis. 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.
Film Info. Special Features. New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. New interviews with director Norman Jewison and actor Lee Grant. Segment from a 2006 American Film Institute interview with actor Sidney Poitier. New interview with Aram Goudsouzian, author of Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon.
