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They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it. - In the Heat of the Night
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Title: In the Heat of the Night

Release Date: 2 Aug 1967

Runtime: 1h 49m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: United Artists, The Mirisch Company

Production Companies: United Artists, The Mirisch Company

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (1085 votes)

Cast

  • Virgil Tibbs: Sidney Poitier
  • Police Chief Bill Gillespie: Rod Steiger
  • Deputy Sam Wood: Warren Oates
  • Deputy Courtney: Peter Whitney
  • Mrs. Leslie Colbert: Lee Grant
  • Ralph: Anthony James
  • Mayor Schubert: William Schallert
  • Harvey Oberst: Scott Wilson
  • Eric Endicott: Larry Gates
  • Mr. Purdy: James Patterson
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