In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
7.6 (1,132 votes)
1h 49m
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.
Details
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Writer
- Stirling Silliphant
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $2,000,000
Cast
Anthony James
James Patterson
Larry Gates
Lee Grant
Peter Whitney
Rod Steiger
Scott Wilson
Sidney Poitier
Warren Oates
William Schallert
Keywords
autopsy room
bigot
bigotry
cotton plantation
deep south
false accusations
illegal abortionist
jumping to conclusions
murder
nymphette
petty thief
police chief
police station
poverty
racial segregation
racial tension
racism
racist
railroad station
red herring
rumble
small town
southern small town
southern usa
stolen money
white supremacists
whodunit
youth gang
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