In the Heat of the Night
Movie| Title | In the Heat of the Night |
| User score | 7.6 |
| Release date | Aug 2, 1967 |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | United Artists, The Mirisch Company |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Revenue | $27,379,978 |
| Run time | 109 min. |
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.
Videos
Official Trailer
Feb 21, 2021
TCM Big Screen Classics 55th Anniversary Spot
Sep 16, 2022
"I'm A Police Officer"
Feb 17, 2023
Train Station Scene
Feb 16, 2023
Autopsy Scene
Feb 14, 2023
Mr. Tibbs Slaps Endicott
Feb 22, 2021
Laurence Fishburne on IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
Jun 1, 2020
In the Heat of the Night (1967) Discussion with Lee Grant, Walter Mirisch and Norman Jewison
Apr 16, 2020
Rod Steiger winning an Oscar® for Best Actor
Apr 25, 2008
Actors
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Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates
Deputy Sam Wood
Peter Whitney
Deputy Courtney
Lee Grant
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Anthony James
Ralph
William Schallert
Mayor Schubert
Scott Wilson
Harvey Oberst
Larry Gates
Eric Endicott
James Patterson
Mr. Purdy
Quentin Dean
Delores Purdy
Kermit Murdock
Henderson
