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In the Heat of the Night

1967•1h 49m•7.7/10
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery

“They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.”

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.

Top Cast

  • Sidney Poitier

    Sidney Poitier

    Det. Virgil Tibbs

  • Rod Steiger

    Rod Steiger

    Police Chief Bill Gillespie

  • Warren Oates

    Warren Oates

    Deputy Sam Wood

  • Lee Grant

    Lee Grant

    Mrs. Leslie Colbert

  • Larry Gates

    Larry Gates

    Eric Endicott

  • James Patterson

    James Patterson

    Mr. Purdy

  • William Schallert

    William Schallert

    Mayor Schubert

  • Beah Richards

    Beah Richards

    Mama Caleba

Details

Director
Norman Jewison
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$27,379,978
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Status
Released

Where to Watch

Streaming availability in the US.

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