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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.
A classic crime drama starring Sidney Poitier as a black detective in a racist Mississippi town. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Norman Jewison
- 1967-08-02
In the Heat of the Night is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title that starred Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs and was broadcast on NBC from March 6, 1988-May 19, 1992 before moving ...
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 police chief of tiny Sparta,...
- 3 min
- 232.3K
- Amazon MGM Studios
A classic crime drama starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger as a black detective and a racist sheriff in a small-town murder case. Read critics and audience reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the film.
- (90)
- Sidney Poitier
- Norman Jewison
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
A crime drama series based on the movie of the same name, starring Carroll O'Connor as a police chief in a small town in the South. The show explores racial tensions, personal lives, and police investigations of various cases from 1988 to 1995.
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.
