In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.

1967 en 109 minutes

Rating: 7.6

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Virgil Tibbs

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Deputy Sam Wood

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Deputy Courtney

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Anthony James

Anthony James

Ralph

William Schallert

William Schallert

Mayor Schubert

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Harvey Oberst

Larry Gates

Larry Gates

Eric Endicott

James Patterson

James Patterson

Mr. Purdy

Quentin Dean

Quentin Dean

Delores Purdy

Kermit Murdock

Kermit Murdock

Henderson

Larry D. Mann

Larry D. Mann

Watkins

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

Packy

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Mama Caleba

Arthur Malet

Arthur Malet

Ulam

Fred Stewart

Fred Stewart

Dr. Stuart

Timothy Scott

Timothy Scott

Shagbag

William Watson

William Watson

McNeil

Eldon Quick

Eldon Quick

Charles Hawthorne

Jester Hairston

Jester Hairston

Endicott's Butler

Stuart Nisbet

Stuart Nisbet

Shuie

Khalil Bezaleel

Khalil Bezaleel

Jess

Peter Masterson

Peter Masterson

Fryer

Phil Adams

Phil Adams

1st Tough

Nikita Knatz

Nikita Knatz

2nd Tough

Sam Reese

Sam Reese

Clerk

Jack Teter

Jack Teter

Philip Colbert (uncredited)

Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

Ted Appleton (uncredited)

Clegg Hoyt

Clegg Hoyt

Deputy (uncredited)

Buzz Barton

Buzz Barton

Conductor (uncredited)

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