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In the Heat of the Night

1967 � 7.5/10

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.

Release Date
8/2/1967
Runtime
1 hour and 49 minutes
Director
Norman Jewison
Budget
$2,000,000

Cast

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates
Warren Oates
Deputy Sam Wood
Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney
Deputy Courtney
Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Anthony James
Anthony James
Ralph
William Schallert
William Schallert
Mayor Schubert
Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson
Harvey Oberst
Larry Gates
Larry Gates
Eric Endicott
James Patterson
James Patterson
Mr. Purdy
Quentin Dean
Quentin Dean
Delores Purdy
Kermit Murdock
Henderson
Larry D. Mann
Larry D. Mann
Watkins
Matt Clark
Matt Clark
Packy
Beah Richards
Beah Richards
Mama Caleba
Arthur Malet
Arthur Malet
Ulam
Fred Stewart
Fred Stewart
Dr. Stuart
Timothy Scott
Timothy Scott
Shagbag
William Watson
William Watson
McNeil
Eldon Quick
Charles Hawthorne

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