In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Released: 1967-08-02 Duration: 1hr 49min
Rating 7.6
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.

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.

Production Companies

United Artists
United Artists
The Mirisch Company

Additional Info

Budget $2,000,000.00
Revenue $27,379,978.00
Original Language en
Popularity 14.63

Directed By

Norman Jewison

Crew

Novel
John Ball
Director
Norman Jewison
Producer
Walter Mirisch
Original Music Composer
Quincy Jones
Director of Photography
Haskell Wexler
Editor
Hal Ashby
Art Direction
Paul Groesse
Set Decoration
Robert Priestley
Costume Design
Alan Levine
Makeup Artist
Del Armstrong
Production Manager
Jim Henderling
Unit Production Manager
Howard Joslin
Production Supervisor
Allen K. Wood
Production Illustrator
Joseph Musso
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Clem Portman
Stunts
John Moio
Camera Operator
Ralph Gerling
Gaffer
Don Stott
Assistant Editor
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Music Editor
Richard Carruth
Script Supervisor
Meta Rebner
Lyricist
Alan Bergman
Lyricist
Marilyn Bergman
Title Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Vocals
Ray Charles
Sound Editor
James A. Richards
Title Designer
Murray Naidich
First Assistant Director
Terry Morse Jr.
Second Assistant Director
Newt Arnold
Producer's Assistant
Hal Ashby

TOP 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

William Schallert
William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Larry Gates
Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson
James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

Quentin Dean
Quentin Dean

Delores Purdy

Kermit Murdock
Kermit Murdock

Henderson

Beah Richards
Beah Richards

Mama Caleba

Fred Stewart
Fred Stewart

Dr. Stuart

Eldon Quick
Eldon Quick

Charles Hawthorne

Jester Hairston
Jester Hairston

Endicott's Butler

Phil Adams
Phil Adams

1st Tough

Nikita Knatz
Nikita Knatz

2nd Tough

Sam Reese
Sam Reese

Clerk

Jack Teter
Jack Teter

Philip Colbert (uncredited)

Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer

Ted Appleton (uncredited)

Clegg Hoyt
Clegg Hoyt

Deputy (uncredited)

Buzz Barton
Buzz Barton

Conductor (uncredited)

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