In the Heat of the Night
1967
Movie Information
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.
Release Date
August 2, 1967
Director
Norman Jewison
Runtime
1h 49m
Cast
Sidney PoitierRod SteigerWarren OatesPeter WhitneyLee GrantAnthony JamesWilliam SchallertScott WilsonLarry GatesJames Patterson
Production
United ArtistsThe Mirisch Company
Genres
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller