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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $27,379,978.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 18.221 |
Directed By
Norman Jewison
Crew
John Ball
Norman Jewison
Stirling Silliphant
Walter Mirisch
Quincy Jones
Haskell Wexler
Hal Ashby
Lynn Stalmaster
Paul Groesse
Robert Priestley
Alan Levine
Del Armstrong
Jim Henderling
Howard Joslin
Allen K. Wood
Joseph Musso
Walter Goss
Clem Portman
Kevin F. Cleary
Charles Cooper
John Moio
Ralph Gerling
Ross A. Maehl
Morris Rosen
Don Stott
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Richard Carruth
Meta Rebner
Quincy Jones
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Wayne Fitzgerald
Stephen R. Ferry
Ray Charles
James A. Richards
Murray Naidich
Terry Morse Jr.
Newt Arnold
Hal Ashby
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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