109 minutes
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
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.
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.
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Cast
Virgil Tibbs
Sidney Poitier
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Rod Steiger
Deputy Sam Wood
Warren Oates
Deputy Courtney
Peter Whitney
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Lee Grant
Ralph
Anthony James
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More about In the Heat of the Night
Languages
English
Release date
02 August 1967
Directors
Norman Jewison
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
TMDB Rating
7.6
Runtime
109 mins
In the Heat of the Night is a Crime film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. It has a runtime of 109 minutes and a high TMDB audience rating of 7.6 from 1043 votes.
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