Movie
In the Heat of the Night
Overview
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. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Details
- Release date
- 1967-08-02
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Artists, The Mirisch Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs
- Rod Steiger as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
- Warren Oates as Deputy Sam Wood
- Peter Whitney as Deputy Courtney
- Lee Grant as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
- Anthony James as Ralph
- William Schallert as Mayor Schubert
- Scott Wilson as Harvey Oberst
- Larry Gates as Eric Endicott
- James Patterson as Mr. Purdy
- Quentin Dean as Delores Purdy
- Kermit Murdock as Henderson
Crew
- Norman Jewison - Director
- Stirling Silliphant - Screenplay
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