In the Heat of the Night
No playback source is configured. Set NEXT_PUBLIC_PLAYER_BASE_URL to the provider you are licensed to use.
HDIn the Heat of the Night (1967)
7.71,324 votes
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.
- Actor:
- Sidney Poitier,Rod Steiger,Warren Oates,Lee Grant,Larry Gates,James Patterson
- Director:
- Norman Jewison
- Country:
- United States of America
- Duration:
- 1h 49min
- Quality:
- HD
- Release:
- Aug 2, 1967
- Status:
- Released
Cast
Sidney Poitier
Det. Virgil Tibbs
Rod Steiger
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Oates
Deputy Sam Wood
Lee Grant
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
Larry Gates
Eric Endicott
James Patterson
Mr. Purdy
William Schallert
