CinemaOSMovie · 1967 · 1h 49m · PG-13
In the Heat of the Night

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

77%(1,311)IMDbCrimeDramaMystery

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.

Directed byNorman Jewison

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
EN
Released
August 2, 1967
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$27,379,978
Studios
United ArtistsThe Mirisch Company

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Trailers & teasers

2 videos
TCM Big Screen Classics 55th Anniversary Spot

TCM Big Screen Classics 55th Anniversary Spot

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Anthony James

Anthony James

Ralph

William Schallert

William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Larry Gates

Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson

James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

Creative team
Directed by
Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison
Written by
Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant
Produced by
Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch

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