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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.
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Norman Jewison profile
Norman Jewison

Director

Stirling Silliphant profile
Stirling Silliphant

Screenplay

Cast

Sidney Poitier profile
Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger profile
Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates profile
Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney profile
Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Lee Grant profile
Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Anthony James profile
Anthony James

Ralph

William Schallert profile
William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Scott Wilson profile
Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Larry Gates profile
Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson profile
James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

Quentin Dean profile
Quentin Dean

Delores Purdy

Kermit Murdock profile
Kermit Murdock

Henderson

Sidney Poitier profile
Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger profile
Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates profile
Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney profile
Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Lee Grant profile
Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Anthony James profile
Anthony James

Ralph

William Schallert profile
William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Scott Wilson profile
Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Larry Gates profile
Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson profile
James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

Quentin Dean profile
Quentin Dean

Delores Purdy

Kermit Murdock profile
Kermit Murdock

Henderson

Extra

Release Date

August 2, 1967

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Production Company

United Artists logoThe Mirisch Company logo

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Videos

"I'm A Police Officer" thumbnail
"I'm A Police Officer"
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Train Station Scene
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Autopsy Scene
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TCM Big Screen Classics 55th Anniversary Spot
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Mr. Tibbs Slaps Endicott
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Official Trailer
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Laurence Fishburne on IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
In the Heat of the Night (1967) Discussion with Lee Grant, Walter Mirisch and Norman Jewison thumbnail
In the Heat of the Night (1967) Discussion with Lee Grant, Walter Mirisch and Norman Jewison
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Rod Steiger winning an Oscar® for Best Actor

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