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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.
In the Heat of the Night: Directed by Norman Jewison. 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.
- (84K)
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Norman Jewison
- 1967-08-02
Feb 3, 2022 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Even without the racial overtones that makes the film historic, "In the Heat of the Night" is a top-notch and superior mystery film ...
- (90)
- Sidney Poitier
- Norman Jewison
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
In The Heat Of The Night (1967) -- (Movie Clip) Bow Legged Polly People forget that Warren Oates as deputy Wood carries the first several sequences, cruising the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, to an original tune on the radio, by Quincy Jones and Alan and Marilyn Bergman, sung by Glen Campbell, opening In The Heat Of The Night, 1967.
- Norman Jewison, Newt Arnold, Terry Morse Jr.
- Sidney Poitier
In the Heat of the Night (1967) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist p...
- 3 min
- 232.3K
- Amazon MGM Studios
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After a wealthy factory owner's murdered, racist Mississippi cops accuse black Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs of the crime. Once they learn of his identity, they reluctantly seek his help. As Tibbs displays his skills as a detective, he begins to win the respect, protection, and ultimately friendship of the Police Chief Bill Gillepsie.
