In the Heat of the Night

7.7 1967 Norman Jewison 1h 49m
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
In the Heat of the Night

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.

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
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