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In the Heat of the Night

Crime · Drama · Mystery

1967•1h 49m•7.7

Director: Norman Jewison

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.

Release date
1967-08-02
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
EN
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$27,379,978

Virgil Tibbs Trilogy

United Artists

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Det. Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Larry Gates

Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson

James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

William Schallert

William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Mama Caleba

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Kermit Murdock

Henderson

Larry D. Mann

Watkins

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

Packy Harrison

Arthur Malet

Arthur Malet

Ulam

Fred Stewart

Fred Stewart

Dr. Stuart

Quentin Dean

Quentin Dean

Delores Purdy

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Timothy Scott

Timothy Scott

Shagbag

William Watson

William Watson

McNeil

Virgil Tibbs Trilogy

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