In the Heat of the Night (1967)
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
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $27,379,978.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.6217 |
Directed By
Norman Jewison
Crew
Walter Mirisch
John Ball
Hal Ashby
Haskell Wexler
Stirling Silliphant
Norman Jewison
Quincy Jones
Lynn Stalmaster
Alan Levine
Del Armstrong
Robert Priestley
Paul Groesse
Jim Henderling
Clem Portman
Howard Joslin
Kevin F. Cleary
Joseph Musso
Allen K. Wood
Morris Rosen
Ross A. Maehl
Charles Cooper
John Moio
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Meta Rebner
Walter Goss
Don Stott
Richard Carruth
Ralph Gerling
Alan Bergman
Quincy Jones
Marilyn Bergman
Wayne Fitzgerald
Stephen R. Ferry
Ray Charles
Newt Arnold
Hal Ashby
Terry Morse Jr.
James A. Richards
Murray Naidich
TOP CAST
Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates
Deputy Sam Wood
Peter Whitney
Deputy Courtney
Lee Grant
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Anthony James
Ralph
William Schallert
Mayor Schubert
Scott Wilson
Harvey Oberst
Larry Gates
Eric Endicott
James Patterson
Mr. Purdy
Quentin Dean
Delores Purdy
Kermit Murdock
Henderson
Larry D. Mann
Watkins
Matt Clark
Packy
Beah Richards
Mama Caleba
Arthur Malet
Ulam
Fred Stewart
Dr. Stuart
Timothy Scott
Shagbag
William Watson
McNeil
Eldon Quick
Charles Hawthorne
Jester Hairston
Endicott's Butler
Stuart Nisbet
Shuie
Khalil Bezaleel
Jess
Peter Masterson
Fryer
Phil Adams
1st Tough
Nikita Knatz
2nd Tough
Sam Reese
Clerk
Jack Teter
Philip Colbert (uncredited)
Alan Oppenheimer
Ted Appleton (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt
Deputy (uncredited)
Buzz Barton
Conductor (uncredited)
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