Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
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Jul 10, 1970 · They Call Me Mister Tibbs!: Directed by Gordon Douglas. With Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbara McNair, Anthony Zerbe. In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! They Call Me Mister Tibbs! is a 1970 American DeLuxe Color crime drama film directed by Gordon Douglas. The second installment in a trilogy, the release was preceded by In the Heat of the Night (1967) and followed by The Organization (1971). The film's title was taken from a line in the first film.
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Rent They Call Me Mister Tibbs! on Fandango at Home, or buy it on Fandango at Home. In this sequel to "In The Heat of the Night," Detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) must solve the murder of a ...
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Det. Lieut. Virgil Tibbs of the San Francisco homicide squad receives an anonymous phone call (Rice Weedon) accusing his close friend, community activist Rev. Logan Sharpe, of murdering a prostitute, Joy Sturges. The detective questions the clergyman, who admits having visited the victim to bestow pastoral counsel.
Location scenes filmed in San Francisco. Sidney Poitier had originated the role of "Virgil Tibbs" in 1967's In the Heat of the Night and revised the role in 1971's The Organization. They Call Me MISTER Tibbs marked the last film appearance of noted African-American character actor Juano Hernandez (1901-1970).
It's pretty much a mindless exploitation cop flick with the lead character, in name only, from a gripping and dramatic mystery rife with social commentary. Walk away, walk away fast and if you ever get a time machine, go back and beg Sydney not to make this. A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
