In the Heat of the Night
# They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD
2,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1967-08-02
⌚ Running Time:
109 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.6
Beloved Cast
Virgil Tibbs
Sidney Poitier
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Rod Steiger
Deputy Sam Wood
Warren Oates
Deputy Courtney
Peter Whitney
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Lee Grant
Ralph
Anthony James
Mayor Schubert
William Schallert
Harvey Oberst
Scott Wilson
Eric Endicott
Larry Gates
Mr. Purdy
James Patterson
Delores Purdy
Quentin Dean
Henderson
Kermit Murdock
Watkins
Larry D. Mann
Packy
Matt Clark
Mama Caleba
Beah Richards
Ulam
Arthur Malet
Dr. Stuart
Fred Stewart
Shagbag
Timothy Scott
McNeil
William Watson
Charles Hawthorne
Eldon Quick
Endicott's Butler
Jester Hairston
Shuie
Stuart Nisbet
Jess
Khalil Bezaleel
Fryer
Peter Masterson
1st Tough
Phil Adams
2nd Tough
Nikita Knatz
Clerk
Sam Reese
Philip Colbert (uncredited)
Jack Teter
Ted Appleton (uncredited)
Alan Oppenheimer
Deputy (uncredited)
Clegg Hoyt
Conductor (uncredited)
Buzz Barton
