In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

Overview

In the Heat of the Night

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.

Genre:Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director:Norman Jewison

Actors:Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, Larry Gates, James Patterson, William Schallert, Beah Richards

Duration: 1h 49m

Release:1967

Release Date: Aug 02, 1967

IMDb:7.7

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