In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Name: In the Heat of the Night
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1967-08-02
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 7.68
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Peter Whitney, Lee Grant

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller • PT1H49M

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.

Director: Norman Jewison

Top Cast

Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates as Deputy Sam Wood
Peter Whitney as Deputy Courtney
Lee Grant as Mrs. Leslie Colbert

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