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  1. A classic mystery drama film starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger as a black detective and a racist sheriff in Mississippi. The film won five Oscars, including Best Picture, and spawned two sequels and a TV series.

  2. A classic murder mystery film starring Sidney Poitier as a black detective in a racist Mississippi town. The film won five Oscars, including Best Picture, and features a memorable soundtrack by Quincy Jones.

    • (84K)
    • Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    • Norman Jewison
    • 1967-08-02
  3. Feb 21, 2021 · African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist p...

    • 3 min
    • 235.1K
    • Amazon MGM Studios
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  5. A crime drama based on the 1967 film and novel, starring Carroll O'Connor and Howard Rollins as police partners in Mississippi. The series ran from 1988 to 1995 and covered various social issues and themes.

  6. Feb 3, 2022 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Even without the racial overtones that makes the film historic, "In the Heat of the Night" is a top-notch and superior mystery film ...

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    • Sidney Poitier
    • Norman Jewison
    • Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
  7. A classic 1967 thriller about a black detective (Sidney Poitier) and a racist sheriff (Rod Steiger) solving a murder in Mississippi. The film features a powerful social commentary, a brilliant score by Quincy Jones, and two Oscar-winning performances.

  8. Written by GenerationofSwine on January 11, 2023. 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.