The French Connection (film)
1971
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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.
- (90)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Nov 17, 2016 · Review. In the Heat of the Night review – still a brilliant, feverish drama. Some of its liberalism has dated, but Sidney Poitier is elegance personified in Norman Jewison’s 1967 race...
Aug 2, 2017 · On August 2, 1967, In the Heat of the Night, starring Sidney Poitier, opened in theaters in New York. The film would go on to win five Oscars at the 40th Academy Awards, including best picture.
Even without the racial overtones that makes the film historic, "In the Heat of the Night" is a top-notch and superior mystery film and crime drama. That strength of story and intrigue only...
By A.D. Murphy. An excellent Sidney Poitier performance, and an outstanding one by Rod Steiger, overcome some noteworthy flaws to make “In The Heat of the Night” an absorbing contemporary murder...
Although the Best Picture was a strong one, apart from 'Doctor Doolittle', 'In the Heat of the Night' this reviewer finds the best of the five and also one of the greatest films of the 60s. Visually, 'In the Heat of the Night' is an incredibly well-made film with cinematography that's both beautiful and gritty.
Sidney Poitier is convincing as a protagonist but the real game changer in here is Rod Steiger in his parallel role steals the show with his stellar performance. In The Heat Of Night is a **** and revealing showdown iterated in a night whose discectomy is just pleasingly ingenious to encounter. Read More. Report.
