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In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison, produced by Walter Mirisch, and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. It tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), a Black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi.
With Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant. A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
- (84K)
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Norman Jewison
- 1967-08-02
Aug 7, 2022 · Head-on tackling the overt racism and life-threatening realities of being a black citizen in Mississippi. Taken on by the commanding presence of Sidney as Virgil Tibbs....
- 127 min
- 20.9K
- crucial classics movie reactions
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist police chief of...
- (90)
- Sidney Poitier
- Norman Jewison
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist police chief of tiny...
- 3 min
- 231.1K
- Amazon MGM Studios
In the Heat of the Night. Passing through the backwoods town of Sparta, Mississippi, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder case.
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African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi.