In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
76
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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.
Status: Released
Release Date: 1967-08-02
Runtime: 1h 49m
Director: Norman Jewison
Writer: Stirling Silliphant
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
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
Quentin Dean
Quentin Dean
Delores Purdy
Kermit Murdock
Kermit Murdock
Henderson
Official Videos
Detective Tibbs Outsmarts the Coroner | In the Heat of the Night (1967) | TCM
Detective Tibbs Outsmarts the Coroner | In the Heat of the Night (1967) | TCM
"I'm A Police Officer"
"I'm A Police Officer"
Train Station Scene
Train Station Scene
Autopsy Scene
Autopsy Scene
TCM Big Screen Classics 55th Anniversary Spot
TCM Big Screen Classics 55th Anniversary Spot
Mr. Tibbs Slaps Endicott
Mr. Tibbs Slaps Endicott
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Laurence Fishburne on IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
Laurence Fishburne on IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
In the Heat of the Night (1967) Discussion with Lee Grant, Walter Mirisch and Norman Jewison
In the Heat of the Night (1967) Discussion with Lee Grant, Walter Mirisch and Norman Jewison
Rod Steiger winning an Oscar® for Best Actor
Rod Steiger winning an Oscar® for Best Actor
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