In the Heat of the Night (1967)
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 49m
- Director Norman Jewison
- Genres Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
- Rating 7.7/10 (1,293 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Sidney Poitier
as Virgil Tibbs
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Rod Steiger
as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
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Warren Oates
as Deputy Sam Wood
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Peter Whitney
as Deputy Courtney
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Lee Grant
as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
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Anthony James
as Ralph
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William Schallert
as Mayor Schubert
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Scott Wilson
as Harvey Oberst
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Larry Gates
as Eric Endicott
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James Patterson
as Mr. Purdy
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Quentin Dean
as Delores Purdy
- Kermit Murdock as Henderson
- Larry D. Mann as Watkins
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Matt Clark
as Packy
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Beah Richards
as Mama Caleba
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Arthur Malet
as Ulam
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Fred Stewart
as Dr. Stuart
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Timothy Scott
as Shagbag
Crew
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Norman Jewison
Director
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Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
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Hal Ashby
Editor
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Quincy Jones
Original Music Composer
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Walter Mirisch
Producer
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Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
