In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

7.7 109 min Movie
CrimeDramaMystery

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.

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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 Kermit Murdock Henderson
Larry D. Mann Larry D. Mann Watkins
Matt Clark Matt Clark Packy Harrison

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