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In the Heat of the Night(1967)

They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
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ReleasedCrime,Drama,Mystery,Thriller1h 49m

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.

Budget:

$ 2M

Directed by:

Norman Jewison

Cast

Sidney Poitier thumbnail

Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger thumbnail

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates thumbnail

Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney thumbnail

Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Lee Grant thumbnail

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Anthony James thumbnail

Anthony James

Ralph

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