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.
Title:In the Heat of the Night
Year:1967
Genre:Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country:United States of America
Studio:United Artists, The Mirisch Company
Cast:Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney, Lee Grant, Anthony James
Crew:Walter Mirisch (Producer), John Ball (Novel), Hal Ashby (Editor), Haskell Wexler (Director of Photography), Stirling Silliphant (Screenplay), Norman Jewison (Director)
Keyword:small town, southern usa, police chief, stolen money, racial segregation, racist, murder, youth gang, racism, whodunit, poverty, false accusations, police station, racial tension, bigotry, autopsy room, red herring, railroad station, white supremacists, nymphette, bigot, deep south, cotton plantation, southern small town, rumble, illegal abortionist, petty thief, jumping to conclusions
Release: Aug 02, 1967
Runtime: 109 minutes
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 by 1141 users
Popularity: 3.6475
Budget: $2000000
Revenue: $27379978
Language: English
