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In the Heat of the Night

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

109 minutes

1967-08-02

7.6

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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. 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.

Cast

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
Larry Gates

Larry Gates

Eric Endicott
James Patterson

James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

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