In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Subtitles for: In the Heat of the Night (1967)
"They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it."
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.
| Rate | ★ 7.7/10 (1,234 votes) |
| Genre | Crime Drama Mystery Thriller |
| Duration | 1h 49m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 02 Aug 1967 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Keywords | small town southern usa police chief stolen money racial segregation racist thief murder youth gang racism whodunit poverty false accusations police station racial tension bigotry autopsy room red herring railroad station white supremacists |
| IMDb | tt0061811 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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Sidney Poitier
Virgil Tibbs
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Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
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Warren Oates
Deputy Sam Wood
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Peter Whitney
Deputy Courtney
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Lee Grant
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
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Anthony James
Ralph
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William Schallert
Mayor Schubert
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Scott Wilson
Harvey Oberst
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Larry Gates
Eric Endicott
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James Patterson
Mr. Purdy