Movie Description
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Norman Jewison
- Producer : Walter Mirisch
- Editor : Hal Ashby
- Cast : Sidney Poitier,Rod Steiger,Warren Oates,Peter Whitney,Lee Grant,Anthony James,William Schallert,Scott Wilson,Larry Gates,James Patterson,Quentin Dean,Kermit Murdock,Larry D. Mann,Matt Clark,Beah Richards,Arthur Malet,Fred Stewart,Timothy Scott,William Watson,Eldon Quick,Jester Hairston,Stuart Nisbet,Khalil Bezaleel,Peter Masterson,Phil Adams,Nikita Knatz,Sam Reese,Jack Teter,Alan Oppenheimer,Clegg Hoyt,Buzz Barton
Cast
Virgil Tibbs
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Deputy Sam Wood
Deputy Courtney
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Ralph
Mayor Schubert
Harvey Oberst
Eric Endicott
Mr. Purdy
Delores Purdy
Henderson
Watkins
Packy
Mama Caleba
Ulam
Dr. Stuart
Shagbag
McNeil
Charles Hawthorne
Endicott's Butler
Shuie
Jess
Fryer
1st Tough
2nd Tough
Clerk
Philip Colbert (uncredited)
Ted Appleton (uncredited)
Deputy (uncredited)
Conductor (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleIn the Heat of the Night
Status Released
Release Information
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1967-08-02
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 49m
Budget₹ 2000000
Revenue₹ 27379978
Production CompaniesUnited Artists,The Mirisch Company
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
- Mystery
- Thriller
