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In the Heat of the Night

Norman Jewison

1967 • 1h 49m

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 o...

In the Heat of the Night

Official Trailer

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney PoitierVirgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Rod SteigerPolice Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Warren OatesDeputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney

Peter WhitneyDeputy Courtney

Lee Grant

Lee GrantMrs. Leslie Colbert

Anthony James

Anthony JamesRalph

William Schallert

William SchallertMayor Schubert

Scott Wilson

Scott WilsonHarvey Oberst

Larry Gates

Larry GatesEric Endicott

James Patterson

James PattersonMr. Purdy

Quentin Dean

Quentin DeanDelores Purdy

Kermit MurdockHenderson

Larry D. MannWatkins

Matt Clark

Matt ClarkPacky

Beah Richards

Beah RichardsMama Caleba

Crew

Walter Mirisch

Walter MirischProducer

Quincy Jones

Quincy JonesOriginal Music Composer

Hal Ashby

Hal AshbyEditor

Haskell Wexler

Haskell WexlerDirector of Photography

Norman Jewison

Norman JewisonDirector

Stirling Silliphant

Stirling SilliphantScreenplay

Lynn Stalmaster

Lynn StalmasterCasting

Alan Bergman

Alan BergmanLyricist

Marilyn Bergman

Marilyn BergmanLyricist

Ray Charles

Ray CharlesVocals

Newt Arnold

Newt ArnoldSecond Assistant Director

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