In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
Release: 1967-08-02
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 7.7
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
United Artists
The Mirisch Company
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Lee Grant
as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Quentin Dean
as Delores Purdy
Larry D. Mann
as Watkins
Sidney Poitier
as Virgil Tibbs
Matt Clark
as Packy
Peter Masterson
as Fryer
Rod Steiger
as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Nikita Knatz
as 2nd Tough
Larry Gates
as Eric Endicott
Arthur Malet
as Ulam
Fred Stewart
as Dr. Stuart
Stuart Nisbet
as Shuie
William Schallert
as Mayor Schubert
Alan Oppenheimer
as Ted Appleton (uncredited)
Peter Whitney
as Deputy Courtney
Anthony James
as Ralph
James Patterson
as Mr. Purdy
Clegg Hoyt
as Deputy (uncredited)
Warren Oates
as Deputy Sam Wood
Scott Wilson
as Harvey Oberst
Beah Richards
as Mama Caleba
Timothy Scott
as Shagbag
William Watson
as McNeil
